Job: Senior Production Planner
Job Type: Full-time, permanent
Location: Kirkbymoorside
Hours: Mon to Fri - 37 hrs per week
Salary: £Excellent
Must have own transport due to location of site
Key Responsibilities:
* 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
* 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
* Facilitate the timely delivery of products to customers, maintain OTIF expectation
* MRP maintenance of timings and routings
* The creation and maintenance of KPI’s
Essential Experience:
* 5 years of experience of manufacturing resource planning / materials requirements planning
* Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical communications
* Microsoft Excel to advanced standard
* Must have own transport due to location of site
Benefits:
25 days holidays and 8 bank holidays
5% pension
Private healthcare
2 x base salary life insurance