Job Description:
CareerMakers Recruitment are currently looking for a Production Planner in Newton Abbot, TQ12.
Duties:
- Develop and maintain robust production schedules to ensure customer demand and delivery requirements are achieved
- Utilise customer forecasts to support effective production planning and material scheduling
- Liaise directly with customers, providing regular orderbook updates and communicating any changes to delivery schedules
- Monitor production progress and ensure manufacturing activities remain on schedule
- Resolve scheduling conflicts and adjust plans where required to optimise production efficiency
- Assess labour and capacity requirements, highlighting shortages or constraints where necessary
- Evaluate raw material and bill of material requirements to support production demands
- Liaise with suppliers and generate purchase orders to ensure timely material availability
- Work closely with all departments to communicate production status, risks and priorities
- Evaluate supplier and production performance, identifying opportunities for improvement within the planning process
- Generate and distribute KPI reports, analysing trends and supporting continuous improvement initiatives
- Support improvements to process flows, operational efficiency and cost control
- Assisting with the booking and coordination of couriers and logistics to support on-time customer deliveries
Skills:
- Previous experience in a production planning capacity
- Possess strong planning and analysis skills with the ability to implement processes and procedures and to track progress.
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
- Excellent organisational skills, initiative, attention to detail.
- Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office packages, in particular Excel.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes and ERP/MRP system experience required.
Shift Pattern:
- Monday – Thursday 07.00 – 16.00 & Friday 07.00 – 12.00
- No Weekends
The finer details:
- On going Work
- £30,000 - £35,000
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- This is a great opportunity and if you would like to discuss your next Career move, please do not hesitate to get in touch with CareerMakers now!