Production Planner

Do you have production planning experience, and are you seeking a new job in Telford? Jonathan Lee Recruitment is helping a reputable manufacturing company recruit a Production Planner, and the role comes with an excellent salary and benefits package.

Working days Mon - Fri with early finish on Friday

As a Production Planner, you will be responsible for the production planning to guarantee that manufactured products are ready on time. You will also manage the daily priorities with the scheduler and prioritise and manage bottlenecks and backlog crises of finished products.

In your first few weeks in this Production Planner role, you can expect to:

• Deal with escalation for supply component to procurement as needed
• Attend weekly meetings with Customer Services to manage lead time requests
• Monthly production planning (based on capacity contract) inside SAP end to end.
• Root cause analysis
• Preparation of capacity tracker
• Manage master data and life cycle management of finished goods
• SAP Key user for planning
• Ensure communication with stakeholders: Production, Maintenance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Customer Services

To apply for this Production Planner role, your soft skills, expertise and experience should include:

• KPI management/optimisation
• Manufacturing/ high volume production and assembly / Low volume engineered products
• Root cause analysis
• Preparation of monthly output figures
• Stock management

Candidate with current or recent experience in production planning, production scheduling, or as master planner or production scheduler will have the right background to be considered for this role.

If you’re looking to make a positive impact and create change, possessing an inclusive and committed approach, you'll be rewarded with an excellent salary and benefits package.

• Monthly and Annual Bonus
• Opportunity to work from home up to 2 days/week
• 33 Days Holiday
• Competitive Pension Arrangement 10% 
• Full Sick Pay

Please get in touch with our Jonathan Lee Recruitment team today to apply and register your interest for this full-time Production Planner position. They'd be thrilled to hear from you. We'd love to help you get your next role and enable you to fulfil your professional ambitions.

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