Job Title: Production Planner
Salary: £34,000 to £40,000
Location: Tamworth, Staffordshire
Hours: Mon-Fri 40hours
About the Role
This hands-on position is responsible for planning the company's manufacturing operations to optimise customer service, flexibility, and on-time delivery. The role involves monitoring and enhancing ERP/MRP systems to support business growth, identifying risks, managing production planning, and driving continuous improvement in both systems and shop-floor performance.
Key Responsibilities
* Monitor and analyse sales order requirements, highlighting potential constraints and risks.
* Create and manage the machine shop production plan, identifying risks and monitoring recovery actions.
* Progress and expedite shortages to achieve OTDIF (On-Time Delivery In Full) and reduce lead times.
* Issue work orders (job packs) and "Work To" lists, set throughput targets with managers, and ensure achievement of agreed scheduling goals.
* Communicate by exception, flagging urgent risks for prompt action planning.
* Review and maintain routing and ERP data as necessary.
* Help implement, use, and develop production scheduling and ERP tools to support business growth.
* Participate in continuous improvement and data collection activity, within your own team and other departments.
* Liaise daily with customers to ensure excellent communication.
* Embrace a flexible, proactive team approach; amend routings where required for a fast-changing environment.
* Train team members in correct daily ERP booking and drive data accuracy.
* Attend daily production meetings, report, and resolve OTDIF issues.
* Support agreement of ROL/ROQ levels (re-order levels, re-order quantities) and secure financial sign-off for made-to-stock parts.
* Produce capacity analysis and identify bottlenecks, supporting their resolution.
* Promote a "visual management" approach with the shop floor.
* Take an active role in the rollout of Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) principles.
Skills, Experience & Personal Attributes
* Minimum 3 years' experience with MRP/ERP and Master Production Scheduling (MPS) in a logistics, production planning or manufacturing control environment.
* NVQ level 3 or higher qualification required.
* Advanced IT skills, especially with MS Office Excel.
* Strong understanding of production planning, ERP, and MRP principles.
* Excellent communication (verbal & written), organisation, and negotiation skills.
To find out more please reach out to Max Sinclair (url removed)
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