Production Planner / Scheduler

VACANCY

Production Planner/Scheduler (WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING 2 PEOPLE)

LOCATION

You will have a choice of being based at the companies GLASGOW site or their STOCKPORT site near Manchester

SALARY

£33000 - 38000

HOURS

37 hours per week spread over 4.5 days (early lunchtime finish each Friday)

25 days hols plus 8 stats

Annual salary review

Well above average company pension

Free access to courses and further qualifications through the organisations advanced online education platform

Genuine career progression potential

FREE onsite parking

OVERVIEW

This HUGELY successful and very well established international engineering manufacturer are undergoing exciting expansion plans and are now seeking TWO Production Planners/Schedulers.

THE ROLE

Reporting to Planning Manager, the planner/schedulers will oversee and plan

production schedules, working closely with sourcing/purchasing to ensure that

material availability aligns with manufacturing.

The planner/schedulers also compile and distributes reports to ensure that customers and internal teams (manufacturing, shipping, customer service, projects and finance) are serviced with product and order availability information

The planner/schedulers will actively achieve KPI's which will maximise company turnover, profit, customer satisfaction and on-time delivery, through well constructed plans and management of resources.

DUTIES

• Create production schedules from MRP output that balance customer needs, material availability and capacity constraints.

• Develop useful working relationships with Production Supervisors, Buyers and

others to ensure that schedules are understood and achieved.

• Collect data on reasons why a schedule is missed and collate into useful

information for management review and action.

• Create reports and other tools as needed to support the planning process.

• Provide information and support as requested to other departments.

• To identify and instigate process / product improvements.

• To train and mentor other staff as required

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED

• Excellent level of numeracy and literacy

• Able to work under pressure and responds quickly to changes

• Proactive, motivated, well organised and able to work well with others.

• 5 years + experience in similar manufacturing/planning role

• Excellent understanding of ERP system (SAP or similar)

• Excellent MS Excel skills

• Excellent Product/ Production method knowledge and understanding

Please apply now as these roles will progress to interview quickly!