WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?
Permanent role
£30.7k pa
Day shift, Monday to Friday - 35 hours per week
Annual bonus scheme
Private Healthcare
Death in service
Company pension scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Onsite parking THE BUSINESS
Due to business growth, an opportunity for a Production Planner has become available at our client’s factory in North Tyneside.
Our client is a global brand with over 100 years of history. They are the world’s largest manufacturer in their field. The company’s reputation is founded on quality, service and innovation.
They have adopted a culture of not just creating the best products; but to focus on long-term growth they rely on their people. They are a big believer in their people and have a culture to encourage constant learning and personal development.
This is an exciting opportunity to work for a global brand.
.THE ROLE
You will ensure production is planned effectively to balance the needs of the business focusing on manufacturing efficiency and demand requirement
You will be involved with creating and developing reports, liaising with the production team to implement an effective strategy to suit the current business requirement
You will work to identify potential shortages and counteract service misses
You will plan based on current demand and have a customer-oriented view
Your role focuses on décor treatment demand and CPL planning
You will occasionally take on any ad-hoc tasks, contribute to ongoing business projects
You will be responsible for hitting operational targets
You will work alongside the team to effectively plan the factory
You will consistently focus on productivity and continuous improvement
You will work alongside colleagues in planning and raw materials to highlight and prevent potential issues that will affect the plan
You will be working with production to ensure the plan is delivered effectively THE PERSON
This role will suit a person with a manufacturing background but has recently moved into a production planning role with at least 1 years’ experience on the below points
It is essential that you have good knowledge of using ERP systems
You will have good knowledge of MS Office, specifically Excel – understand data tables, create pivots and use basic functions (e.g. vlookup)
You will need good knowledge of procurement / purchasing and import / export
You must have experience of S&OP process
You must have experience of working in a busy manufacturing environment
You will have a positive and proactive ‘can do’ attitude
You can demonstrate to work under pressure and be resilient
You must have a willingness to learn
You will be able to demonstrate to be analytical and have a good attention to working detail
You can work on your own or part a diverse team
You will be commercially astute and aware of the long term plan for business growth
It is desirable to have customer services knowledge
Laminate production process, logistics / distribution is desirable
Demand planning knowledge is desirable
Knowledge of Infor systems (LX), Qlik or Alteryx (or similar) is also desirable TO APPLY
Please apply for this position and your CV will go direct to our Engineering Team. Alternatively, if you have any questions, please get in touch with Harry Mann at Westray Recruitment Group