Planner

**Job: Planner**

**Hours: Mon to Fri (8.30 - 4.30/9 - 5)**

**Location: Merthyr Tydfil**

**Salary: £30k Negotiable depending on experience**

Main Responsibilities:

- Manage and maintain planning data and parameters for the for Make-To-Order Products
- Maintain a balanced production plan from top level product to lowest level planned WIP.
- Regular review and update of the plan in accordance with customer orders, 3rd party warehouse stock and possible projected demand.
- Manage production planning to maximise output to available capacity.
- Ensure raw materials specific to the Make-To-Order products are ordered to meet needs of the production plan.
- Advise supply chain, operations and sales when demand is unable to be met due to capacity or material constraints and identify the product(s) affected.
- Regular reporting of production schedules to key customers highlighting changes to the previous schedule.
- Provide data and/or highlight concerns on a range of planning/production parameters such as conformance to plan, yield or efficiency analysis via close working with the production team leaders.
- Have the production plan set by the agreed day & time each working week ready for the Core Planner to publish the full factory production plan.
- Attend regular production review meetings to review the weekly plan.
- Participation as and when required in continuous improvement projects across the site.
- Consistently review sequencing of plans to reduce change overs, meet out loading requirements whilst balancing labour, production and warehousing resources.
- Close working with the Core Product Planner on shared core book and wafer resources with priorities set by the company.
- Absence cover for the Core Product Planner.
- Clear understanding of the financial costs of products and materials used within the company.
- Comply with Health and Safety regulations and company personal hygiene polices.
- Demonstrate a ‘Can Do’ attitude showing willing and flexibility towards the role.
- Provide excellent service and support to our internal and external customers.

**Salary**: £30k negotiable depending on experience

Benefits: 25 days + bank holidays, Pension, Death in service x 3 annual salary, cycle to work scheme

Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are operating as an employment agency on behalf of its client.

**Salary**: £30,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- planning: 1 year (required)

Work Location: One location