Production Planner

Closing Date for Application:

Polypipe Building Products are focused on delivering solutions to the residential sector. Polypipe Building Products works with national and local developers, plumbing and heating engineers, general builders and groundworkers to deliver above and below ground drainage systems, rainwater solutions as well as hot and cold plastic plumbing products.

Role Overview: The Production Planner is responsible for scheduling short-term production, balancing the system generated production requisitions with the most efficient running of the production lines. The Production Planner will be the key day-to-day contact for Manufacturing and will lead improvement projects and chair daily planning meetings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver Customer Service and Inventory targets by maintaining stock levels with target parameters.

• Schedule required production to specific production lines.

• Maximise efficient production time. E.g. Planning production in a sequence that minimises changeover time.

• Root cause and analyse service issues.

• Communicate to wider business the root cause, recovery plan and recovery date of parts which are out of stock.

• Provide wider business with proactive insight into upcoming service risks.

• Contribute to improving system master data and process automation in the Planning team.

• Form a close relationship with relevant Production Mangers in ways of working.

• Chair daily planning meetings for Broomhouse Lane and Neale road when applicable.

• Document processes and process improvements.

Capabilities required.

• Experience in production planning.

• Highly self-motivated, resilient and confident in own ability.

• Target focused, able to prioritise and manage own time.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate at all levels.

• Able to demonstrate building strong relationships with other internal departments.

• Problem Solving Skills – process improvement techniques, problem analysis and resolution.

• Strong commitment to continuous improvement and sustainability practices.

Working Hours & Benefits:

• Monday - Friday

• 25 days holiday entitlement

• Save as you earn Sharesave Scheme

• Cycle to work scheme

• Contributory pension scheme - matched up to 8%

• Life assurance (linked to pension scheme membership)

• Free flu vouchers

• Various health & wellbeing initiatives including complimentary occupational health on-site physiotherapy and counselling services

• Staff discount on all Genuit Group products

• Free on-site parking

Here at the Genuit Group we recognise and develop the contribution our people make to the Group's success and are committed to attracting talent from the widest pool. We have a role to play in making the built environment more sustainable, building a low carbon business ourselves as well as delivering sustainable solutions at scale.