Production Planner
- Middlewich, Cheshire
- Salary negotiable
- 21 applications
- Job type: Permanent, full-time
- Date:
- Reference: 21157430
My client are Hazardous Area Specialists and design, manufacture and supply equipment, services and solutions for hazardous and extreme environments in the Process Industries.
They are looking for a Production Planner to add to their growing successful team.
You will have worked previously in a production planning or material resource planning environment. You will be responsible for the production planning of a range of products and specialist one off engineering solutions.
You will be responsible for the following areas:
Capacity planning of the engineering and production teams.
Overseeing current work-in-progress.
Overall management of production planning in a busy engineering environment.
Communicating the schedule to both engineering and production
Overseeing forecasting on series products.
Reorder point planning, Inventory balancing for series products.
Product management with a focus on continuous product improvement.
Costings to ensure pricing models are consistently accurate.
Liaising with the engineering department and updating standard operating procedures where changes are required.
Planning of the engineering change and the impact on production.
Liaising with the sales channels for estimated lead times on prospective jobs and projects.
The ideal candidate will have the following skills:
Project planning skills, proficient with Gantt chart management tools.
Experience with Microsoft project is a distinct advantage.
Exposure and an understanding of MRP systems. They currently use Sage Manufacturing, however a new ERP system will be implemented by Q2 2012.
An engineering background would be an advantage to this role, as the successful candidate will be working closely with engineering and production personnel.
Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook are essential.
Experience dealing with suppliers and sub-contractors developing relationships and ensuring tight deadlines are communicated and adhered to.
In return we offer a competitive salary along with a great working environment and other benefits.
