Trainee Production Planner

3 weeks ago


Blackburn, United Kingdom Heritage Envelopes Full time

**Main Purpose**

To establish and maintain an efficient production process within the company, satisfy the needs of the customers, whilst also making optimum use of the production resources and capabilities available.

**Competencies**
- Organised - must meet customer deadlines.
- Computer literate.
- Logical and numerate.
- Uses initiative.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to process information from multiple sources.
- Flexible and willing to meet the needs of the business.
- Team player.
- Self-motivated.
- Welcomes new ideas & changes.
- Keen to develop skills and knowledge base.

**Duties & Responsibilities**
- Work closely with the production planner and relevant teams to create, maintain and update a detailed production schedule daily. Primarily prioritised by delivery date but also striving to achieve optimal efficiency and mínimal downtime wherever possible to maximise cost saving to the business.
- Liaise with the sales department and manufacturing department so all orders are scheduled to meet the customer delivery dates.
- Work closely with employees across the business to ensure that production is aligned with demand.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of orders coming through the system for the near future, providing accurate forecasts based on the current schedule and working with numerous departments to ensure the current schedule can be met.
- Making amendments to the current schedule to manage customer expectations, as and when required.
- Control levels of stock envelopes and paper bags.
- Maintain adequate stock levels of customer product ensuring product is always available for call-off within a pre-agreed timescale, taking warehouse space, raw materials and peaks and troughs of usage into consideration.
- Final check all job bags before they go to the shopfloor. Ensure all information is correct to eliminate errors, allowing the shop floor personnel to have all the necessary components required to produce the job. Including labels, stereos, print plates etc.
- Prepare a daily production report for the Operations meeting, detailing an up-to-date production schedule and including previous production performance and upcoming availability.
- Prepare and provide daily handover notes at least 1 hour before you finish for the day, for the out-of-hour production.
- Work with the production planner to participate in continuous improvement of planning systems and drive improved accuracy and efficiency.
- Cover for the production planner when they are on holiday or absent.
- Be trained in all areas of the production planner role as part of the succession plan.

**The above is not in any order of importance and is not exhaustive.**

**Job Types**: Permanent, Full-time

**Salary**: From £20,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site gym
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person



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