Purpose of role and key accountabilities:To manage all production planning & MRP control activities for Gardner Aerospace Derby site. To identify and implement best practice PPC principles in order to ensure significantly improved and sustainable production control performance. * To produce a production plan that maximises our labour and equipment resource * To produce a production plan that is cogniscient of our sales plan * Liaise closely with the commercial manager regarding customer order intake * Challenge internal lead times, cycle times and operational efficiencies * Develop relationships with internal customers within the business in order to continually improve the quality of service provided by the department * To resolve any issues that may arise regarding the supply and execution of the production plan * To monitor the operations adherence to the work-to-lists * Launch production batch cards to the shop floor on-time and in full * To measure and produce capacity plans, work-to-lists, performance matrices * To ensure the data integrity of Paragon is of the highest quality * Working to ISO 50001/14001/ 45001/9001 standards * As part of your role you will be asked to support the Energy team and consider energy reduction and savings within the scope of your role leading to continuous improvement.Core skills/attributes needed: * Must have the ability to be process orientated. * Analytical bias, with root cause resolution * Thorough, methodical with good problem solving skills. * Provider of accurate and timely information. * Must be an effective communicator, influencer and decision maker. * Must be able to build long-term relationships with internal stakeholders. * Must be able to negotiate effectively with internal customers. * Must have commercial acumen and possess the willingness to learn new skills