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Production planner

Hemel Hempstead
Production planner
£15.5 - £18 an hour
Posted: 13 August
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Purpose of the Job To ensure efficient coordination of production planning, procurement communication, and warehouse management, while supporting manufacturing operations. The role also involves ensuring timely material availability, accurate work order management, and administrative support for production teams. This position will work closely with Production Managers, Procurement, and the Warehouse team to meet production and dispatch requirements. Key Responsibilities Report missing production orders to Production Managers (PMs) and manage communication via Teams for real-time updates. Identify and report missing items to Procurement through Teams to ensure timely supply and production continuity. Verify availability of requested parts (components, edging, boards) and ensure sufficient stock levels. Release Work Orders (WO) and Pick Lists (PL) to the appropriate "released" bucket in the ERP system (BC). Create and manage warehouse picks and update stock locations when needed to address missing items. Coordinate with PMs to ensure jobs are planned, verified, and documented 10 days before dispatch. Update any changes in dispatch dates and communicate them effectively with production teams. Print material requisition forms (picking lists) from BC and ensure timely distribution to the production floor. Create picking lists for outsourced jobs and communicate them to production teams. Provide lists of outsourced jobs and monitor progress to ensure alignment with production schedules. Report any discrepancies or mistakes on Work Orders, Pick Lists, and Production Orders to the relevant teams for cor-rection. Manage office supplies and assist with ad hoc administrative tasks as required, includingraising purchase orders for manufacturing requirements. Cover dispatch duties in the absence of the dispatch coordinator, ensuring all dispatch activities are conducted on time.Other Responsibilities Maintain and update records in the ERP system to ensure accurate tracking of jobs, materials, and stock levels. Support continuous improvement initiatives related to stock accuracy, inventory management, and production planning. Key Skills and Capabilities Required Able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritise effectively, and use own initiative to take responsibility for outcomes. Excellent communicator, capable of coordinating cross-functional teams. Can train, and empower team members to achieve their best performance. Strong awareness of health and safety protocols in a manufacturing environment, ensuring safety standards are met in all processes. Proactively identifies opportunities for process improvements, contributing to the company's Continuous Improvement initiatives. Flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities, ensuring internal and external customer commitments are honoured. Demonstrates problem-solving skills to overcome obstacles in production and workflow. Competent with Microsoft Office programs, particularly Excel (including building spreadsheets from scratch) and Pow-erPoint, for reporting and presenting. Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics Business Central) for work order management, stock updates, and job tracking. Able to communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation, demonstrating cultural awareness and alignment with company values, particularly in teamwork, quality, care, and innovation.Hours 40 per week Mon- thurs 6:45 to 15:45 Fri 6:45 to 12:45 Hourly rate £15.50 Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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