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Production Planning Assistant

📍 Location
Ruislip
⏰ Job Type
Full-time
📅 Posted
June 09, 2026

About the Role

Are you a skilled Assistant Production Planner with experience in a machining/manufacturing environment? With a keen eye for detail, and organisation skills? Would you like to join a high growth, exciting business within the Aerospace & Defence industry? Are you looking for an employer that will support you in progressing your career? If you think the above sounds like you then please read on:


The responsibilities of a Assistant Production Planner are as follows:

  • From Sales Order Book, create production schedule for the factory
  • Create worklists by machine/department as necessary
  • Manage machine/labour capacity to anticipate overloads and work with cell leads to offload, plan OT
  • Respond to last minute changes, expedites, scrap/rework
  • Report OTD for individual customers and overall
  • Run (minimum) weekly production meeting
  • Interface with customers/suppliers with regular update meetings

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