A great opportunity has arisen for a Production Planner to join a leading manufacturer who supply solutions to the oil & gas and offshore industry. Job Description: Day-to-day responsibility for the Planning team and their development Work with management team to support strategic and operations planning Creates and maintains a clear lines of communication with Team Leaders, Production Managers, Project Manager, Sales and Buying teams daily Direct ALL Master Scheduling activity, incorporating Forecasts into Master Production Schedules Generate and update daily, weekly and monthly production status reports Performs any necessary support functions as required by procurement process Manage all related MRP maintenance, including resolving problems with Engineering and Receiving and Inspection as necessary Proper and timely implementation of change orders Maintain optimal inventory levels through the active use of MRP and the maintenance of all required parameters including assembly lead times, days' supply, EOQ, for all assemblies Active support of R&D and new product activities Analyse data to update staff schedules (Capacity) to reach the agreed quota in the manufacturing process Monitor inventory levels and actively trial kit, whilst reviewing Minimum stock order levels and order increments Regularly provide production status updates to senior team whilst implementing and maintaining planning visual management tools Facilita...