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New Year – New Role?
Job Title Production Planner
Days and Hours Monday – Thursday 8-16.15 and Friday 8-15
Contract Personnel Norwich are recruiting on behalf of their client based in Great Yarmouth who are looking to hire a Production Planner to join their well-established team on a permanent basis.
The ideal candidate will responsible for developing a production schedule for one or multiple products, detailing all tasks and when they should be completed by to meet predicted completion dates.
Main responsibilities:
- Liaise effectively with Production Managers and Group Purchasing Manager (based at sister company in Havant) ensuring smooth and effective running of planning.
- To work with the planning team to review requirements for daily, weekly and monthly production output.
- Review of the customer order book and looking at impact on planning and operational requirements.
- To maintain and review capacity data to ensure correct levels of manpower.
- To ensure the planning system is controlled to ensure on time in full delivery of all orders -This includes the review of current planning practices.
- To be aware of operational constraints required to meet our Order book.
- Communicating issues and opportunities.
- To manage the NPI process to ensure the requirements of planning are maintained.
- To monitor WIP variance reporting and make the necessary adjustments to manage costs.
- To take part in stocktake activities
- To ensure the integrity of system data is maintained.
- To ensure continuity of supply by reviewing material requirements and capacity requirements that meet or exceeds company requirements.
- To plan efficiently and wisely, achieving the best value for the company.
- To manage inventory so as to give the best possible service.
- To maintain sound co-operative relationships with other departments to ensure the effective operation of the company overall.
- Preparation of reports to agreed timescales.
Working with the leadership team to ensure all Planning objectives are met, including:
- To assist in the effective introduction of new products
- To safeguard the company’s cost structure
- To maintain the correct quality – inventory – value balance
- To meet required delivery dates to ensure customer deliveries are met.
- Essential Qualities:
- Be proactive in approach to managing tasks.
- Ability to manage and work to deadlines.
- Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
- Technical manufacturing background
Salary is negotiable depending on experience
To apply, please contact Natalie Dixon-Hales, Contract Personnel Norwich
