Materials and Production Planner

The Company

Our clients are specialists in the Process sector; due to growth they are looking for a Materials and Production Planner.

The Role

• You will develop and improve planning processes and organize production according to demand and quality standards, ensuring our goods are produced on time for distribution.
• Responsibility for planning and scheduling goods and materials ensuring there is a steady supply of materials to meet production needs.
• Create production plans prioritise production demand and liaise with key departments.
• Assess stock levels and ensure production needs and maintain agreed stock levels.
• Communicate daily any issues that may affect the production schedule.
• Generate timely stock figures.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with suppliers.
• Assist in ensuring availability of plant and materials to maintain on time in full performance.
• Accurate input of production information/updating spreadsheets.
• Work with the Purchasing Officer to inform them of purchasing requirements to meet the production schedule.
• Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand.
• Obtain output information (number of finished products, percentage of defectives etc.).
• Prepare and submit status and performance reports as required.
• Collaborate with other departments to identify weaknesses and close operational gaps.
• Responsibility for moving product to Warehouse in line with customer orders.
• You'll be ensuring that materials and components are available at the right time and in the right quantities to achieve production continuity.
• Work with Supply Chain Manager to implement service level agreements with suppliers and build KPI’s to measure supplier performance.

The Person

• You must be well-versed in production procedures and ways to optimize them.
• You need to have excellent organisational skills and be results-driven together with great problem-solving ability.
• Advanced communication and computer skills would be very useful for this role.
• Must have experience of working in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in a similar role with knowledge of end-to-end process.
• Excellent knowledge of production planning, purchasing and quality control principles.
• Experience in MRP.
• Working knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems.
• Good at maths and statistics.
• Ability to show initiative in solving problems and identifying improvements.
• Ability to work accurately and methodically.
• Knowledge of Quality System Procedures and requirements.
• Understand ISO9001 and GMP requirements.

The Benefits

You will be working for a well-established growing employer.

An excellent salary, shift allowance included in the above salary.

A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.

The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.