Production Planner

2 months ago


Westbury, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Direct Response Employment Services are delighted to be supporting our client in Westbury in the recruitment of a production planner to join the team on a permanent basis.

As a production planner you shall report into the production manager and be responsible for the ensuring customer satisfaction with particular emphasis in reduction of inventory and increased productivity. The ability to develop and improve systems to support the growth in business would also be advantageous. Working in a fast-paced environment the role will involve planning labour and production processes, general administrative duties, stock management, managing key suppliers and labour costs.

Production Planner Key Responsibilities

* Support the sales process to effectively plan workload and material ordering to meet customer demand.

* Ensure all customer orders are collated and tracked through the planning and production processes and that status is accurate and available.

* Create and maintain the production plan managing the works orders and workload across the factory to achieve customer requirements, monitoring, and reporting against capacity.

* Control work in progress across the factory and work within space and cost constraints.

* Support the Production Manager in controlling labour costs.

* Create daily production schedules and disseminate through to the relevant departments.

* In conjunction with Customer Services Manager be responsible for monitoring and amending reorder points and economic order quantities as appropriate.

* Liaise with Sales, Manufacturing and Design staff to plan New Product Introduction trials and bespoke product runs/samples, as well updating run rates and material structures of existing work.

* Liaise effectively with Managers and Team Leaders to assist in improving efficiencies on the shop floor.

* In association with operational personnel report and investigate any orders out with estimated times.

* Support the business with ad hoc tasks such as stock take.

* Collate be-spoke reports and KPIs as required.

The Ideal Candidate:

* Excellent IT skills especially in excel spreadsheets

* Experience of managing a production plan in a multi-functional organization with proven record of improvements within planning function

* Be experienced and/or qualified in the theory, application and delivery of planning tools and applications

* Develop sound knowledge of products, equipment, machines, and processes within the Westbury manufacturing facility

* Communicate effectively with colleagues in a professional manner with responsibility for customer deliveries

* Be flexible in their approach to the demands of the job and ensure the needs of the business are met

* Be aware of company’s ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & H&S Policies

Salary and Benefits

Salary: 33,000 - £37,000 DOE plus bonus.

23 days annual leave (rising to 27 days with service) plus all public/bank holidays.

Contributory pension scheme.

Free parking at most of our sites.

Employee assistance program to support & advise with well-being & any issues.

Extensive range of training/development & potential progression opportunities.

Employee discount scheme (discounts on several major retail/leisure brands).

Annual paid Volunteering Day.

Simply Health/Dental Cover option or BUPA cover for qualifying roles.

Long service awards.

Financial support with eye-tests/purchasing glasses (DSE users only).

O2 Mobile discount scheme (up to 25% off).

If you would like to discuss this role in more detail then please get in touch for consideration



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