Production Planner

Production Planner

Our client, a market leader in the design, development, manufacture, and supply of Stainless-Steel containment storage solutions is currently seeking a Production Planner to join their team located in Eye, Suffolk. 

An opportunity for the role of Production Planner  has arisen to support and strengthen our client’s existing team within the manufacturing areas. The role has a particular focus on ensuring a planning approach which delivers high levels of efficiency is adopted whilst maintaining a high level of customer service.

Essential Skills, Qualification & Knowledge

• Proven experience gained within an ERP driven planning role.
• The ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks.
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork, time management, and communication skills.
• Good administrative skills and IT proficient.
•  The ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
• The ability to deliver tasks and objectives by agreed deadlines.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To create and route special parts ensuring that they are manufactured safely, efficiently and are cost effective.
•  To create and download cutting programmes for the laser and punching machines as required.
•  To create sheet packing lists ensuring that they are in build order, to the correct weight limits, packing type and ensure all other customer requirements have been addressed.
• Issue packing lists to Team Leader. Monitor progress and flag issues to the Senior Production Planner
• To achieve a high level of stock accuracy by carrying out regular stock checks on punched and ground coat development sheets and update the Company’s ERP system as appropriate.
• Close production jobs to ensure the flow of information within the Company’s ERP is optimised.
• Identify and correct jobs that have booking errors and raise any ongoing issues with the Senior Production Planner.
• To be involved in the purchasing of metal product including updating lead times and minimum stocks.
• To be fully involved with improving and updating the company’s ERP systems.
•  To assist with investigating stock discrepancies ensuring that information on the Company’s ERP system is accurate and meaningful.

Benefits:

• Company Group Personal Pension Scheme: The scheme is a contributory scheme, with the employee contributing 4% of earnings and the Company contributing 4% of earnings. Company contributions increase to 6% after 5 years’ service and 7% after 10 years’ service.
•  Life Assurance is provided at 3 times basic salary
• A wide range of exclusive discounts across high street brands, including holidays, days out and meals.
• Access to health and wellbeing tools.
• GP on Demand, Confidential helplines and one-to-one counselling.
• Holidays 23 days rising to 25 days plus Bank Holidays.
• Free onsite parking

For further details regarding this fantastic opportunity, please forward a copy of your CV today and we will be happy to discuss the role and the company in more detail!

Todd Hayes Ltd is an equal opportunities employer. Due to the large number of applications, we receive I’m afraid we are unable to respond to everyone individually however your details will remain on file should another suitable opportunity become available moving forward.

If we can take your application further, we will of course be in touch.

Todd Hayes is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Todd Hayes Ltd