Production Planner
Oldham
Mon-Fri Flexi Start till 9am
Production Planner
The Role
This role will support the Production Manager in planning the Production order book ensuring that customer requirements are scheduled, produced and despatched on time, in full. Key to this role is the ability to effectively problem solve and collaborate with key stakeholders.
Production Planner
Main Responsibilities
Plan and prepare production schedules in order to meet business and customer demands
General control and housekeeping of Production Work Orders
Reviewing Warehouse stock availability
Responsible for establishing and communicating daily work priorities to Supervisors for them to discharge
Communication between Production and Customer Service and Purchasing Functions
Effective capacity management of production lines, material and labour resources
Creation of new item numbers and associated BoM information in Navision
Maintain and communicate department KPIs
Proactively seek and implement improvements to the Production planning and execution processes
General administrative duties for the Production Department
To work within business guidelines and procedures.Notify Manager of Safety Hazards.
The above is a non-exhaustive list of duties, and you are expected to undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by your Manager
Production Planner
The Candidate
Excellent communication skills
Proactive approach to colleagues and customer needs
Flexibility and the ability to prioritise
Organised approach to work
Proven problem solver
Competent in use of Microsoft packages Excel and Word
A knowledge of the Navision in house system would be beneficial
Planning experience within a production environment is preferred
Educated to at least G.C.S.E. standard and relevant work experience
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