Planning Team Leader

As the Planning Team Leader, you will manage daily work centre operations and produce shop floor plans to keep production running efficiently. You will balance workloads across production areas, ensure plans are achievable, and lead and motivate your team to meet key performance targets. This role requires strong organisational skills, leadership abilities, and experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment.,

• Oversee capacity management and ensure shift patterns and capacities are up to date in SAP.
• Provide detailed 2-week, quarterly, and annual production plans for operational cells.
• Align planning actions with project schedules, supporting smooth and timely operations.
• Implement and manage KPIs to track progress and ensure the department meets key targets.
• Lead and motivate your team, ensuring roles and responsibilities are effectively actioned.
  
  Proven experience in production planning or scheduling, ideally within engineering or manufacturing.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to motivate and develop a team.
• Experience with planning systems, including SAP (PP modules).
• Knowledge of Lean principles and a proactive approach to process improvement.
• Experience in the engineering and manufacturing industry, ideally working with one-off products.
• IOSH qualification and familiarity with safety leadership practices.
• Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and a solutions-focused mindset.
• Strong decision-making abilities and the capacity to build good relationships within the team.
  
  Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.
Are you a proactive and skilled leader with a passion for production planning and team development? Do you thrive in a fast-paced engineering environment where your expertise can make a real impact? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! Join Sulzer, a global leader in fluid engineering, and lead our planning team in optimising operations and ensuring the smooth delivery of projects.


• Competitive basic salary
• Inclusion in a company-wide bonus scheme
• 33 days of annual leave
• Defined pension contribution
• Confidential support through our Employee Assistance Programmes
• Access to a wide range of discounts on everyday shopping, entertainment, and lifestyle
• Opportunity to apply for a Costco membership for exclusive offers
• Discounted personal car leasing available for you, your family, and friends
• Long Service Awards to celebrate employee longevity
• Continuous learning and development through Sulzer Learning Pathways
• Free, secure onsite parking, including electric charging facilities
At Sulzer, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences. Join us and lead a team where your expertise in production planning can make a real impact!