Production Planner

Company Description

IPS - a part of Culina group is the largest co-packer in the UK, working with some of the best-known food brands to provide cost-effective and innovative co-packing, co-filling and co-manufacturing solutions.

We are currently recruiting for a Production Planner to join our IPS site in Desborough, on a full time and permanent basis.

**Shifts**: Monday - Friday, 8.30am-5pm

**Job Description**:
Working closely with the Operation, the Production Planning Manager will be responsible for creating the week to week production schedule, ensuring Material are supplied to fulfil the plan & giving the Operation the very best chance of meeting company efficiency targets. Close liaisons with the Sales & Operational Planning teams in order to ensure plans are in line with expectation & deadlines are achieved.

**Main Duties & Responsibilities**

Specific tasks include (please note that this list is not exhaustive):

- Ensure the business maintains safe ways of working.
- Provide safe systems of work and procedures.
- Report all issues that compromise an individual or the business.
- Creation of Weekly production schedule within our Operations & Planning system “Vision”.
- Creation of Production Line works orders within our Operations & Planning system “Vision”.
- Work closely with the operation on a daily basis to ensure planned targets and customer deadlines are being met & priorities are advised.
- Escalate any operational issues to the Site General Manager.
- Link in with Sales/Customer management teams through regular meetings, to escalate any possible plan target shortfalls.
- Manage plans in conjunction with Material availability working on a push / pull basis
- Manage material Stock Holding in line with agreed target levels.
- Be the go to & request concessions for OOD stock via customers agreed processes
- Administer material data through IPS and customer systems
- To liaise with our customer and our suppliers regarding Non-Conforming deliveries.
- Utilise and promote the use of the business “Vision System” in order to streamline processes and communicate effectively across the business.
- Help maintain current SPI initiation process with central teams
- Create measures and define processes to take the role and the business forward.
- Your attendance would be required at various production and planning meetings.
- Smooth planning of inbound stock and vehicles within the capacity of the site.
- Be the go to & Request concessions for OOD stock
- Administer material data through IPS and Customer systems
- Be a role model for others at all times and demonstrate the company behaviours

**Qualifications**:
**Skills**
- Ability to communicate in a positive and clear manner
- Fosters an open and collaborative culture
- Listen and encourage new ideas from others
- Knowledge of company procedures and actively demonstrates compliance
- Able to positively lead a team of people (temporary labour)
- Ability to plan, organise and prioritise work to strict deadlines
- A commitment to respond to changing customer needs
- Able to work towards targets
- Recognises and promotes the importance of continuous improvement
- Displays a positive attitude to change
- Develops best practice and drives continuous improvement in all aspects of performance, in order to achieve service objectives

**Experience**
- Production Planning
- Experience within an administrative team in a production environment
- Material Scheduling

Additional Information
**In return, we offer**:

- Strong career stability and an opportunities to progress through within the business.
- Competitive salary
- Life assurance
- Pension scheme
- Retail Discount

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