Operations Production Planner

**Job Title**: Operations Production Planner

**Location**: VES Head Office, Eagle Close, Chandler's Ford Industrial Estate, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 4NF

**Employment**:Full Time, Permanent

**Role Salary**:£26,080 - £30,426

**About VES**:
VES is a family run British manufacturer in the commercial ventilation industry. We supply and manufacture a wide range of air handling, heat recovery, supply and extract units for public, commercial and industrial buildings across the UK. We also offer a wide range of specialist services to improve the performance and life of existing HVAC equipment.

**Purpose of Role**

To execute all aspects of resource planning and order scheduling to meet customer delivery and installation requirements, working accurately and efficiently paying attention to detail utilising business resources in line with capacity plans, material lead-time and customer demand to generate lean schedules to maximise revenue and cashflow.

**Roles and Responsibilities**

**Planning**
- Develop and maintain detailed production schedules based on customer demand, product lead-time, design and production capacity and inventory levels
- Monitor and manage Work Centre Groups and adjust schedules as needed to meet changing demands.
- React to changes in demand through expediting and delaying production and purchased goods.
- Expedite operations that delay schedules and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
- Escalate issues with capacity levels preventing client deliveries from being achieved within business lead time
- Ensure lean production sequencing throughout all work centre groups and operations using previously determined sequences and lead times to achieve a JIT (Just In Time) supply plan
- Review and manage schedules with production teams, project managers and key personnel.
- Plan and execute supply of externally purchased components in line with production schedules and demand
- Collaborate with procurement, manufacturing, and logistics teams to ensure optimal resource allocation throughout the production and supply chains
- Implement best practices for production planning and inventory management, analysing production data and trends to identify areas for improvement.
- Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and resolve any issues.
- Assist in forecasting demand from sales and translating into manufacturing models to achieve revenue targets

**General Responsibilities**
- Provide high levels of customer service to both internal and external customers.
- Manage and monitor Department KPI’s and escalate any failing to the line manager.
- Contribute to cost avoidance by managing actual demand.
- Maintain the company database through accurate data input.
- Provide support for coordinating client returns
- Perform supporting administration functions related to the Operations Department responsibilities
- Review and manage documentation and information transfer in and out of the department to effectively control activities to enable others to achieve their requirements.

**Other**
- Work with the team and Operations management to improve the operational systems, processes and policies in support of organisational goals to maximise effective, efficient, profitable output
- Support with ongoing training, development, and recruitment
- Maintain the companies Health and Safety policy’s
- To be flexible with overtime where needed to support the department.
- Assist and participate with your appraisal, provide feedback, and adopt clear personal development plans.
- All other reasonable requests made by your line manager.

**Why work for us?**

We want to create new ways of working, led by our strong values. As a Operations Production Planner, your role will be pivotal in helping us achieve our aim. Join us on our mission to be the premium UK ventilation solution provider.

**Our values we work to, every day.**
- Safety starts with me.
- We communicate.
- We act with purpose. We act now.
- We think customer.
- We develop and grow.
- We work as a team.

**Company Benefits**
- Life Assurance.
- Company Pension.
- 22 Days Annual Leave (plus Bank Holidays).
- Celebration Day Off (if your birthday falls on a working day).
- Opportunities to Develop and Grow.
- A Free and Confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
- Multiple Annual Company Run Events / Awards.
- Cycle to Work Scheme and Good Transport Links (Chandler's Ford Train Station).
- The Chance to Enrich Your Role (by joining our social / charity committee and / or becoming a Fire Warden, First Aider, or Mental Health First Aider).

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

Pay: £26,080.00-£30,426.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Transport links

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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

Pay: £26,080.00-£30,426.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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