Production Planner, Dublin

Precision Engineering / Aerospace Manufacturing

Midlands, Ireland€28,000 – €40,000 DOE Monday – Friday | 8:30am – 5:00pm Full-Time | Permanent | On-Site

The Company Our client is a well-established precision engineering and subcontract machining company supplying high-quality machined components into the aerospace sector and other high-specification industries. Operating within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, they specialise in CNC machining, precision inspection, and delivery of complex components to demanding customer schedules and quality standards.

The Role An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Production Planner to join a busy precision manufacturing environment supporting aerospace and high-specification engineering customers. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating production activities to ensure customer orders are delivered on time, in full, and to the required quality standards. The role will involve close coordination with production, purchasing, quality, engineering, and customers to maintain efficient workflow across the machine shop. This role would suit candidates with previous planning or scheduling experience within aerospace, automotive, medical, or other precision engineering environments.

Key Responsibilities Production Planning&Scheduling

Develop and maintain daily and weekly production schedules for CNC machining, inspection, finishing, and subcontract operations

Prioritise work orders based on customer requirements, delivery commitments, and production capacity

Monitor machine loading and labour utilisation to optimise throughput and minimise bottlenecks

Ensure realistic scheduling considering setup times, lead times, and process complexity

Maintain accurate ERP/MRP system updates and production forecasts

Customer Delivery Management

Ensure customer delivery targets are achieved and proactively communicate any risks or delays

Liaise with customers regarding order status, schedule changes, and recovery plans

Support On-Time Delivery (OTD) performance targets

Expedite urgent orders and priority programmes where required

Materials&Supply Chain Coordination

Work closely with purchasing teams to ensure raw materials, tooling, and subcontract services are available in line with production schedules

Monitor shortages and coordinate recovery actions

Coordinate external processes including heat treatment, anodising, plating, NDT, and other special processes

Maintain traceability requirements for materials and subcontract operations

Production Monitoring&Continuous Improvement

Track work order progress throughout the shop floor and identify scheduling risks

Attend daily production meetings and provide planning updates

Analyse production performance and support efficiency improvements

Assist with reducing lead times, WIP, overdue orders, and scheduling inaccuracies

Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives

Assist with KPI reporting including OTD, machine utilisation, backlog, and schedule adherence

Quality&Compliance

Support compliance with AS9100 and customer-specific quality requirements

Ensure planning activities support full material and process traceability

Coordinate with Quality and Engineering teams regarding FAI documentation, route cards, and controlled documentation

Support revision control and configuration management processes

Skills&Experience Required Essential

Minimum 2–3 years’ experience within production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing coordination

Strong understanding of manufacturing workflows and production processes

Experience within aerospace, automotive, medical, or precision engineering environments

Experience using ERP/MRP systems

Strong organisational and multitasking skills

Ability to work under pressure and manage changing priorities

Good communication and problem-solving abilities

Proficient in Microsoft Excel and standard office software

Fluent English language skills– essential

Candidates must already hold full legal eligibility to work in Ireland– no permit sponsorship available

Desirable

Experience within an AS9100 environment

Understanding of aerospace documentation and traceability requirements

Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles

Experience coordinating subcontract or special process operations

Technical or engineering qualification

Personal Attributes

Highly organised with strong attention to detail

Proactive and capable of working in a fast-paced environment

Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills

Commercially aware and customer-focused

Able to build strong working relationships across departments

Key Performance Indicators

On-Time Delivery (OTD)

Schedule Adherence

Reduction in Late Orders

Production Throughput

Work-In-Progress (WIP) Levels

ERP Accuracy

Customer Delivery Performance

Apply If you are an experienced Production Planner looking to join a growing precision engineering business within the aerospace manufacturing sector, we would like to hear from you.

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