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- Maintaining and managing the scheduling system daily to support Production Managers
- Reviewing customer orders and accounts to support accurate and timely submission of financial information
- Liaising with Sales to determine customer requirements
- Approving materials, costs, manufacturing equipment and the size of workforce needed to manufacture
- Participating in the development of operating plans and monthly forecasting
- Communicating and explaining manufacturing performance
- Extracting, organising, analysing, and reporting data in a manner that is useful and relevant for making business decisions
- Receiving and communicating, in a timely fashion, orders to production, assessing their ability to fulfil the orders
- Generating and producing a production plan
- Communicating with customers (Faccenda) in relation to BBQ orders and thereafter to check with production that these orders are being fulfilled.
- Advising customer of figures at the end of day
- Collecting and assessing data about production and team’s performance
- Preparing reports about production processes for upper management and suggests ways to improve efficiency
- Developing broad technical and communication skills through self-study, internal and external training opportunities
- Any other reasonable duties which may be required from management from time to time.
- 3 years’ experience in Production Planning within a busy manufacturing environment
- 5 GCSEs Grade C passes to include English and Maths or equivalent
- General knowledge of costing, budgeting, and financial information.
- Basic accounting methods and logic
- Excellent organisational, planning and administrative abilities
- Strong Excel skills with the ability to collate and present data, and high level of proficiency using PC spreadsheets
- Solid computer skills (Microsoft; Excel; Power Point; etc) and general systems knowledge
- Determination to see jobs through to completion
- Ability to analyse and evaluate data
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to conduct problem identification and give recommendations
- Ability to support and foster teamwork for projects
- Solid analytical skills (logical through process, reasonability, timeliness)
- Proven ability to prioritise objectives and duties
- Good time management skills
- Effective communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Professional attitude with flexible approach to work and availability for overtime when required
- £26,000 - £30,000 salary depending on experience
- 33 days holiday including bank holidays
- Hours of work: Tuesday to Saturday 8am-5pm with 30 minutes lunch
- Death in service 2 x salary after 2 years with the company
- Rewards platform - access to discounts from 700+ retailers
- Nest pension
- Free onsite gym
- Onsite café and terrace
- Discounted staff shop
- Employee of the month and voucher
- Free on-site parking
