Our client is a leading, well established andrespected manufacturing business.
Due to new procedures in the company they have an opportunity for a Production Planner.
Duties:
·Liaises with sales division to determine customer requirements.
·Approves materials, costs, manufacturing equipment, and the size of workforce needs to manufacture goods.
·Predicting how long a project will take to complete.
·Develops a production schedule detailing all tasks and when they should be completed by to meet predicted completion date.
·Liaising with customers, suppliers, the human resources department, and maintenance employees to ensure all workers, materials, and machinery will be available when required.
·Monitors project's progress to ensure it's following the schedule.
·Troubleshoots problems that occur during production, including staff shortages and machinery malfunctions.
·Organises project paperwork, including purchase orders, and maintains records.
·Monitors production and raw material costs.
·Collects and assesses data about the production and team's performance.
·Prepares reports about production processes for upper management and suggests ways to improve efficiency.
Requirements
·Proven experience as production planner.
·Excellent knowledge of production planning and quality control principles.
·Experience in MRP II (Manufacturing resource planning).
·Working knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems.
·Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
·Excellent communication abilities.