Senior Production Planner

3 days ago

Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom Scantec Recruitment Full time £35,000 - £55,000 per year

Senior Production Planner / Scheduler

Scantec Recruitment are working with a leading FMCG manufacturer at their flagship Cardiff site to assist in their search for a
Senior Production Planner.
Working for a well known and reputable brand in the market, you'll have the opportunity to establish yourself and develop your career with excellent prospects for progression.

As a Senior Planner, you'll lead a small team of four and be responsible for the produce and publish production plans to meet customers' needs while balancing operations best practice, effectively running the day to day activities of the production scheduling team.

Hours of work:

Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5pm

Summary of key responsibilities:

  • Refine systems and methods to continually improve production scheduling so that the most efficient plans are issued to the factory.
  • Proactively work alongside Demand and Supply teams to ensure alignment and communicate any reason for deviation from plan.
  • Interface with manufacturing to maintain or improve manufacturing efficiency.
  • Participate in daily site meetings and provide updates on scheduling activities.
  • Deputise for the Production Scheduling Manager during periods of absence/holidays.
  • Identify and mitigate potential risks related to supply chain disruptions over the short term horizon.
  • Deliver KPIs with a key focus on service level attainment.
  • Implement and uphold safety and quality standards in all scheduling activities.
  • Develop and maintain production schedules to meet customer demands and company goals.
  • Manage production planning to maximize output to available capacity. o Determine, and amend if necessary, the running order of all production lines.
  • Maintain finished goods inventory to achieve customer service levels of 98.5% or above, while minimizing write-offs due to short product life.
  • Attend regular production review and short interval control meetings as required.
  • Provide data and highlight concerns on a range of planning and production parameters such as yield or efficiency analysis.
  • Review and react to changes in customer priorities as required.
  • Monitor production processes and adjust schedules to address any issues or delays.
  • Analyse production data and performance metrics to identify areas for improvement.
  • Communicate effectively with all departments to ensure alignment and resolve any scheduling conflicts.
  • Maintain accurate records of production schedules, inventory levels, and work orders.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

We're seeking an experienced Planner, this could be from within Production, Demand planning or within Supply Chain. This would need to be within a fast-paced manufacturing environment (food or FMCG is ideal) although not essential. You'll need to be able to adapt and respond to change, as well as being an effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills. You'll need strong IT skills and experience with MRP systems.

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