Planning Specialist

Purpose of the Role:Plan and monitor labour and resource requirements against detailed production plans within a 24/7 production environment. Working closely with the Operations Team, the role ensures appropriate resources and skills are available to support production requirements, minimise production time and costs, and maximise operational efficiency.Key Accountabilities & ResponsibilitiesAnalyse production requirements and prepare mid- to long-term labour and resource plans based on forecast production volumes, capacity and required skill sets.Schedule and monitor labour deployment against production plans, identifying resource constraints, capacity gaps and required corrective actions.Analyse labour availability, worked hours, skill mix and absence trends to evaluate performance against plan and support future production planning decisions.Incorporate resource availability constraints into production planning and scheduling decisions.Prepare operational reports and performance met…