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Contract production planner

Tettenhall
Orion Electrotech
Production planner
£19 - £26 an hour
Posted: 27 April
Offer description

Contract Production Planner

Production Scheduler / Material Planner

6 month contract

Immediate start available

As a result of strong sales this leading design and development organisation are looking for a talented Production Planner to undertake a varied role in support of a diverse engineered product portfolio on a contract basis.

This role is critical to enabling continued manufacturing efficiency improvements and for ensuring that material is released to production in an effective manner.

Key accountabilities will include:

Working in conjunction with manufacturing supervisors to ensure that all production areas are loaded efficiently while minimising work in progress levels
Managing MRP – setting up and maintaining planning parameters
Monitor material availability and advise impact on delivery
Maintain material allocations during engineering change process to minimise and advise on any stock obsolescence
Manage active works orders to maximise manufacturing efficiency through batch sizes while minimising any overproduction
Investigate stock and work in progress discrepancies, correct problems at root cause

The ideal candidate will have:

Experience of planning a complex production schedule
Working knowledge or ERP/ MRP/SAP
Intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills
Ideally some experience with Kanban

The role will be: Inside IR35 – PAYE and Umbrella PAYE options available

Likely to suit individuals with a background as (but not limited to): Production Planner, Manufacturing Planner, Scheduler, Planner or similar

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