Factory Planner Manager

Factory Planning & Flow Architect – Advanced Manufacturing / Composites

Location: Middle East (Relocation Package + Tax-Free Salary)

Type: Permanent

We’re working with a global leader in advanced composites manufacturing, supporting major projects across infrastructure, transport, and industrial sectors.

They’re now looking to hire something very different …

This is not a traditional planning role.

It’s an opportunity to take full ownership of how a factory actually runs.

The Role

You’ll be responsible for designing and controlling the entire production flow —turning customer demand into a fully synchronised, executable factory plan.

This means:

• Building capacity-driven production plans (not guesswork schedules)
• Modelling manufacturing flow across machines, labour, and materials
• Identifying and removing bottlenecks
• Creating daily, weekly, and long-range plans that actually work on the shop floor
• Reacting in real-time to disruptions and re-optimising output

You’ll work closely with engineering, production, and supply chain teams to build a stable, predictable, high-performance manufacturing system .

What We’re Looking For

We’re not looking for someone who updates ERP systems.

We’re looking for someone who understands how factories actually work.

You’ll likely come from:

• Aerospace, automotive, composites, or high-performance manufacturing
• A background in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, or advanced planning

And you’ll bring:

• Strong experience in capacity planning and production scheduling
• A deep understanding of manufacturing flow and constraints
• Advanced Excel / data modelling capability
• Exposure to lean manufacturing, line balancing, or constraint-based thinking

The Type of Person Who Will Succeed

• Highly analytical and structured
• Naturally challenges how things are done
• Thinks in systems, not tasks
• Comfortable dealing with complexity and ambiguity
• Focused on building solutions—not firefighting problems

Why This Role?

• Genuine opportunity to design and optimise a factory from the inside
• Work in a complex, engineering-led manufacturing environment
• High visibility and impact role
• Tax-free earning potential + relocation support

If you’re currently in a role where you’re constrained by systems, firefighting, or limited influence—this is your chance to step into something far more strategic and impactful.