Production Planner

1 month ago

Cannock, United Kingdom The Best Connection Employment Group Full time

The Best Connection is looking for a** Production Planner** to join a well establised vehicle conversion company in **Cannock.**

The production planner s responsibilities include monitoring stock levels, placing purchase orders as required, regularly providing production status updates to management, and facilitating the timely delivery of products to customers. You should also be able to closely monitor the production process to ensure that production orders are completed on time and within budget.

To be successful in this role, you should be knowledgeable of material requirements planning and able to manage production deadlines. You will be able to demonstrate excellent time management, organisational, and problem-solving skills to ensure that production operations run smoothly.

**Production Planner Responsibilities**:

- Evaluating purchase orders to create suitable production schedules.
- Estimating the amount of material, equipment, and labour required for production.
- Promptly addressing and resolving production issues to minimize delays in production.
- Coordinating production operations in accordance with material, labour, and equipment availability.
- Recommending viable solutions to reduce production costs as well as improve production processes and product quality.
- Effecting changes to production schedules to ensure that production deadlines are met.
- Compiling status and performance reports and submitting them to management in a timely manner.
- Promptly informing the relevant departments of changes to current production schedules.

**Monday - Thursday 08:00-16:30 Friday 08:00-14:30**

**£27'000- £32'500**

**Production Planner Requirements**:

- Proven experience working as a production planner will be sufficient to be shortlisted and interviewed for this position.
- Sound knowledge of material requirements planning (MRP) and related software. SQL database knowledge would also be helpful.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Effective communication skills.

**Benefits & Requirements**:

- Hourly rate as above (not age dependent)
- 28 days Paid Annual Leave pro-rata for PAYE (inclusive of statutory holiday)
- Own transport required
- Canteen
- Overtime Available

**How to achieve higher pay rate**:
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