Location: Andover, SP10 3JL Department: Planning Working hours: Monday - Thursday: 08:30 – 17:00, Friday: 08:30 – 15:30 Salary: Competitive Reporting to: Operations Manager Contract type: Permanent, full-time Company benefits Free onsite parking Company bonus scheme (paid twice per year) Free Tea & Coffee and modern kitchen facilities to use throughout your day 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Company Christmas closure Training & development support Overtime opportunities Company parties & social events Perkbox Birthday gift vouchers Company Pension Scheme Life Assurance Flexible working Employee well-being support Company sick-pay The role The Production Planning Coordinator will oversee the planning team, support departmental leadership and collaborate with team members to ensure efficient operations. The role involves ensuring all tools, kits, and workloads are properly assigned and prepared for execution. The coordinator serves as the primary point of contact for the Production Manager and Production Schedulers regarding all business related activities. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong teamwork, organisational, and planning skills. The Coordinator should possess a comprehensive understanding of the organisation’s structure and have a solid knowledge of the planning and MRP systems utilized within the business. The person should also be creative and innovative to enable the company to move forward. Primary duties & responsibilities * Management of the planning team * Provide the operations team with a clear plan ensuring smooth running of production processes. * Daily – Start & end day status review with Production Manager & Production Supervisor’s * Assist the Production Supervisor with scheduling and organizing manufacturing team in assigned area * Highlight any relevant external training required to the Production Manager and HR training team. * Organize equipment servicing schedules to avoid costly downtime * Analyse production data for any bottlenecks and areas of improvement. * Provide key performance metrics with the production team and report results through Daily production meetings and monthly review. * Monitor yields and first time reject rates with Quality team and lead action to reduce defects. * Optimise equipment utilisation & work patterns to increase productivity. * Identify & propose projects to improve quality & efficiency and reduce waste, cost and cycle times. * Drive continuous improvement projects alongside the Production Manager, providing clear data and rationale for making the change, and to show the improvement. * Collaborating with stakeholders: Engaging with various departments to facilitate effective change management * Remains a positive, credible and professional role model, reviews and evaluates own goals. * Provides a high quality, efficient and reliable customer service. * Demonstrates ability to learn from mistakes and prevents the same thing happening again. * Accepts change and is positive in adopting improved working methods. * Maintains clear professional boundaries. The ideal person will demonstrate the following: * Ideally 2 years working in a relevant manufacturing environment, in a similar production planning or scheduling role * Excellent planning and organisational skills * Good working knowledge of operations, stores and purchasing systems and processes * Excellent communication and collaboration, and the ability to lead a team when required * Good analytical skills and working knowledge or MRP or ERP systems * An assertive, diplomatic and supportive person * A relevant leadership, production planning or management qualification is desirable If you possess the necessary experience for this role and are passionate about enhancing production efficiency and ensuring high-quality output, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity as a Production Planning Coordinator at CIL