Production Planner

**Production Planner**

**Salary - £35k - £40k DOE**

**Luton**

***The Company**

Our client is an accredited UK contract electronics manufacturer with over 30 years experience and a very diverse customer base.

They offer a comprehensive range of integrated design and manufacturing services adapted to meet the customer’s varied requirements.

Our client has very strong values and believe in equal opportunities throughout the business and pride themselves on the fact that their staff are as diverse

as their products.

They are looking to add an experienced Production Planner who will join the existing team ensuring product flow through the manufacturing process

for a variety of major OEM’s.

***The Role**

This positions primary focus will be to manage capacity planning through Epicor and schedule the SMT and Conventional build plans

ensuring service levels are capable of achieving timely delivery and complete customer satisfaction in every facet of the manufacturing

& commercial commitments.

***Main Responsibilities**
**- Manage capacity planning through Epicor.
- Schedule SMT and conventional build plans
- Drive the process to start the job on time, escalating any issues that would stop this happening
- Providing delivery dates to Account Managers
- Maintaining Job start dates on Epicor in line with materials, engineering readiness information and any change notes
- Maintain ship dates in line with current capacity plan and production schedules
- Monitor the accuracy of the sales order book and report any concerns to account management
- Maintain open Job accuracy and request jobs be closed when necessary
- Support OTIF on runners and OTD on customers

**Skills and experience**:

- Qualified to degree level, or good level of higher education
- Demonstrable manufacturing industry experience in planning and job management
- A good understanding on electronics manufacturing processes
- Knowledge of EPICOR
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and attention to detail
- Proactive and flexible approach
- Excellent MS Office & ERP Skills

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1st Choice Staff Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and acts as both an Employment Agency & Business.