Overview
and Responsibilities
Introduction
We are looking for a Planner to join our busy planning team based at our site in Abercynon South Wales.
Reporting to the Planning Manager, the purpose of the Production Planner is to create and manage production schedules, balancing the customer demand with available resource (materials, labour, and equipment) to ensure efficient, on-time product delivery while controlling cost. Tasks include demand planning by using data from MPS to produce the production plan in excel, operating within our MPS/MRP environment and cross collaboration both internally and externally.
You will also collaborate directly with our customers, ensuring they have maximum visibility of the current and forward plan. The core goal is to ensure the right products are made at the right time and best cost. Always ensuring high quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
Scheduling
1. Develop detailed production schedules while understanding and responding to both firm and planned orders.
2. Release manufacturing orders to “Clear to Build Release” protocols.
3. Coordinate and prioritise the flow of work to optimise factory output and minimise downtime.
4. Focus planning skills on meeting the Master Production Schedule as number one priority.
5. Support New Product Introduction process.
Order Management
6. Proactively manage the flow of firm and planned work orders.
7. resolving backlogs
8. Work with key departments and customer to align schedules, resolve issues, and report deviations.
9. Ensure all action / exception messages are reviewed and actioned in a timely manner.
10. Ensure system and excel plans are aligned.
Continuous Improvement
11. Identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and opportunities to reduce cost and improve productivity.
12. Maintain scrap and yield factors correctly.
13. You will be expected to support our drive for continuous improvements,
Performance monitoring and reporting
14. Track and report performance using various leading and lagging indicators.
15. Route cause and report issues.
16. Work cross functionally to produce a robust improvement plan.
17. You will be expected to report into and participate in our SPQDCE process.
18. Support various meetings on behalf of Planning / Supply Chain
19. Support the companies SIOP process.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
20. Collaborate closely with our customer to ensure plan alignment.
21. Support our sister company to ensure their shipping plans meet our customer requirements.
22. Ensure the total plan from two production facilities meet customer orders and expectations.
Inventory Management
23. Monitor stock levels of raw materials and finished goods to ensure they are available in a timely fashion to meet the production schedule.
24. Prepare reports and action any deviation.
25. Monitor stock levels for emergence of slow moving and obsolete and recommend actions.
26. Maintain safety factors, as appropriate based on statistical formulae.
System Management
27. Ensure all appropriate system item master data is up to date and valid.
28. Participate in regular system audits.
Any other duties where directed.
Qualifications, Skills and Attributes
Technical Skills
29. Ability to analyse data, forecast demand and solve complex problems.
30. Familiarity with MRP/ERP/MPS systems and scheduling processes.
31. Proficient in Excel and other planning tools.
Experience
32. Good knowledge of supply chain, planning, planning software and material management principles.
33. Background in manufacturing, high-mix low volume environments preferred.
34. Experience working across multiple sites is beneficial.
Soft Skills
35. Effective communication and influence with both internal teams and external customers.
36. Problem-solving mindset with ability to manage escalations under time pressure.
37. Excellent time management and diligence.
38. Resilient, initiative-taking, and highly organised.
39. Detailed orientated with a focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement.
40. Able to see the bigger picture.
What we offer
41. Enhanced pension contributions
42. Healthcare cashback plan
43. Employee assistance programme
44. Free Fruit Tuesdays
45. Sharesave
46. Site incentive plan
47. Financial wellbeing benefit
48. Discounted online and high street shopping and lifestyle vouchers
49. Cycle to Work Scheme
50. Discounted RAC membership
51. Discounted Gym membership at local leisure centres
52. Specsavers vouchers
53. 183.75 hours annual leave plus bank holidays
54. A supportive and friendly working environment with a focus on wellbeing and sustainability
TT Electronics are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and actively encourage applications from under-represented groups.
Please be aware that many roles at TT Electronics are subject to both security and export control restrictions which means that limitations relating to nationality may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates must achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). TT Electronics is unable to sponsor work visas for this role.
We hold Health and Safety in the highest regard at TT, with the Wellbeing of our employees our top priority. Any successful candidate will be required to successfully pass a pre-employment Drug and Alcohol Screening.
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