Junior Production Planner

• Basic salary up to £32000 doe
• 37 hours per week
• 33 Days Holidays + Exc Benefits
• Leading specialist manufacturer with global presence

Our client, based in Oldham, has a reputation for innovation and they consistently lead in their chosen industry sector. They have enjoyed continued growth in both the domestic and export markets and have a strong order book and an exciting future.   Due to continued growth we are looking to recruit a Junior Production Planner to support their existing team.

Working in a small team duties will include:

• Plan and prepare production schedules in order to meet business and customer demands
• General control and housekeeping of Production Work Orders/Route Cards
• Responsible for establishing and communicating daily work priorities to Managers & Shopfloor
• Responsible for raising job cards for shopfloor
• Effective capacity management of production, material and labour resources
• Creation of new manufacturing codes and associated BoM information
• Maintain and communicate department KPI’s
• Proactively seek and implement improvements to the Production planning and execution processes using Aptian, Unity MRP system.
• General administrative duties for the Production Department
• Sales Administration duties, raising sales order, liaising with customer and organisation of despatch.

About You

• Planning experience within a manufacturing environment is essential
• Excellent communication skills (oral & written)
• Proactive approach
• Flexibility and the ability to prioritise
• Proven problem solver
• Competent in use of Microsoft packages Excel and Word
• A knowledge of MRP systems would be beneficial
• Experience of building of BoM for planning advantageous

This opportunity offers a diverse range of duties and would suit candidates that require a varied working day and can adapt to new duties with ease.

For more information please send your CV, in confidence, to Chris Chambury at The Recruitment Fix