Production Scheduler / Production Planner
As the Production Planner, to manage daily production planning, scheduling and support on-time delivery within a busy engineering environment.
Key Responsibilities of the Production Planner:
Maintain and update the production schedule using an in house scheduling system.
Translate production forecasts into detailed schedules, coordinating materials and resources, and maintaining the production process, to ensure that the team meet customer expectations
Communicate schedule updates and negotiate delivery dates with customers directly (over the telephone / email).
Raise works orders and ensure all requirements are captured accurately.
Work with Production to resolve schedule slippages and implement recovery plans.
Liaise with Purchasing to ensure raw material availability.
Data Management: Maintain accurate planning data via order management software and other internal systems, and generate reports to highlight progress, risks, bottlenecks etc.
Identify process gaps and support initiatives to enhance planning quality and efficiency
Monitor material issuing and inventory levels.
Provide monthly KPI reporting.
Support Quality with corrective actions and reviews. The Production Planner will be required to have:
Experience in production planning or scheduling ideally within engineering/manufacturing or a resource planning environment.
Strong communication, organisation and time-management skills.
Confident working under pressure and managing multiple priorities.
This is a standalone position, so whilst you will be working closely with various internal stakeholders (Operations, purchasing, production, quality) you will need to be self-motivated, with the confidence to manage and set your own priorities, in order to achieve objectives.
Advanced Excel - essential
Confidence with ERP / MRP or other similar planning tools is essential
Data monitoring experience - largely system generated, but you will need to be able to manage and manipulate data through the order management software.
systems savvy, with a data driven mindset What's on offer:
A generous basic salary of up to £40k, depending on experience
Full time hours, flexible hours with an early finish on a Friday
24 days holiday (Plus bank holidays)
Free parking on site