BasildonSalary - Negotiable DOE Monday - Friday days Your new role:Based in South Essex, you will be joining a well-known manufacturing company which specialises in the design, manufacturing, build and installation of automated machinery working in several industries. With a large order book and continuous projects for the next 3-6 years, this is an excellent time to join an ever-expanding business.The business now has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Manufacturing planner to join their expanding Operations and Projects team. Working alongside the Project department, the operations manager and other members of the senior leadership team, the manufacturing planner will be critical in helping to organise daily tasks, prioritising projects based on deadlines and urgency. The manufacturing planner will support the project management team in the maintenance of realistic and up-to-date project plans across the portfolio of projects.Key Responsibilities and Duties:Maintaining the status of project plans via regular departmental reviews with the Operations Manager and wider project reviews with the Project Team Manager and team.Maintain project templates and resource profilesMaintain the configuration of the project planning systemGenerate draft project plans for review at project kick-offReference and analyse actual data from past projects for incorporation into draft project plans.Working with Project Team Manager to create and maintain project reportsThis is just a summ