Production Scheduler

Production Scheduler– Hawick or Leicester

Competitive Salary + Career Progression + Competitive Company Pension + Excellent Health/Wellness Benefits

Who are we looking for?

We have an exciting opportunity available for an experienced and competent individual to play a key role in the planning and scheduling of our production department. You would be an important advisor and support to our production manager with a goal of making us as efficient and effective as possible in manufacturing on time for our customers.

This role would suit someone with a strong background in knitwear preferably but also manufacturing who can digest key information quickly and create logical scheduling for our work streams in production. We would love to hear from people with advanced organisational and problem-solving skills. Experience in managing complexity and prioritising work effectively will be crucial for success. If this sounds like you and you are ready to develop your career in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Who is Barrie Knitwear?

Barrie Knitwear is a globally renowned fashion manufacturer, celebrated for combining exceptional technical expertise with traditional craftsmanship to create complex couture cashmere garments. Based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders, we have over 100 years of heritage and proudly supply some of the world’s most prestigious luxury fashion houses. As we continue to grow and transform, this is an exciting time to join our team.

What will you be doing?

This is a critical role to support our production manager with essential planning and scheduling information to make production as efficient and effective as possible. Key duties summarised below:

• Create and maintain production schedules across all operations including knitting, linking, hand sew, finishing and our warehouse

• Create sub-contractor plans in line with the delivery commitments we have made to our customers

• Sequence orders based on priority and process constraints

• Align production plans with customer delivery requirements provided by pre-production team

• Continuously re-plan and mitigate in response to changes as a result of delays, quality issues or employee absence

• Analyse capacity vs demand across all departments

• Balance workloads across teams based on capacity and identify any potential bottlenecks

• Work closely with key stakeholders across the business including Production managers, team leaders, Pre-production/Demand Planner and Sub-contractor team

• Ensure clear communication of schedules and updates

• Build realistic plans that support “right first time” production

• Track production performance in accordance with overall plans

• Report accurately on Capacity utilisation and On-time delivery

• Identify opportunities to improve scheduling efficiency and workflow

• Contribute to lean initiatives and process optimisation

• Support the development of planning tools and systems as the site scales

What will you bring to the role?

Key Skills & Experience

• Experience in production planning/scheduling in manufacturing

• Strong understanding of multi-stage production processes

• Advanced Excel skills

• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills

• Ability to manage complexity and re-prioritise quickly

• Strong communication skills and stakeholder management

What benefits can you expect?

• Flexible working options (role dependent)

• 33 days annual leave (including public holidays)

• Early finish on Fridays

• Flexible benefits scheme (including Cycle to Work and gym discounts)

• Time Off in Lieu scheme

• Employer pension contribution

• Life assurance Scheme

• Health & wellbeing programme (including health cash plan)

• Ongoing training and development opportunities

Apply Now

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and join a world-class manufacturing team, we’d love to hear from you. Apply via our Teamtailor platform and we’ll be in touch to guide you through the next steps.