Production Planner

3 weeks ago


Salisbury, United Kingdom Chemring Countermeasures UK Ltd Full time

Chemring Countermeasures is a world leading and innovative company, designing and developing countermeasure solutions to armed forces throughout the world. We are part of the Chemring Group of companies and have a solid global infrastructure, which also helps us to thrive.

The Production Planner will be required to establish and control production plans for the sub-assembly lines ensuring that the manufacturing plan is maintained in line with the Master Production Schedule. Coordinate with senior planners and buyers, communicate effectively with production supervisors and warehouse team to ensure plans are understood and executed on time. Support engineering changes as required and maintain MRP in line with those changes. Participate in all stock taking activity and ensure that inventory transactions are managed correctly for your area.

The responsibilities of the role include (but are not limited to):

Generate and maintain ‘Production Schedules’ and documentation for sub-assembly lines ensuring that these complement the overall master production schedule. Ensure that capacity constraints and batching controls are taken into account in the creation of these plans. Run weekly planning meetings with Sub-assembly supervisors to ensure understanding of and adherence to plan. Review all bookings, shortages, manpower, constraints, priorities and make adjustments accordingly. Review MRP weekly action messages to ensure accurate judgements can be made on order proposals by both planners and buyers. Execute engineering changes in a timely fashion updating MRP structures and communicating to the wider team on completion. Consider slow moving and obsolete stocks through the implementation of ECO’s and make recommendations for timing of ECO introduction. Ensure incoming materials are managed and expedited through the Goods Inwards Inspection function in accordance with overall production requirements. Provide full support of MRP related activities under the guidance of the master data controller updating MRP attributes in the Item Balance/Master files. Maintain item costings ensuring costs are rolled upon changes to any MRP structure. Ensure scrap and waste and are communicated early and transacted efficiently and accurately to maintain stock levels correctly Participate in and provide active support to half year and annual stock takes. Assist the lines in getting ready and ensuring their stocks remain as accurate as possible.

Production Planner Specification:

Right to live and work in the UK, with ability to obtain suitable level security clearance  (5 years British residency necessary) Experience of MRP & associated planning and scheduling routines within a manufacturing environment Experience of computerized inventory management systems and up to date methodology IT Skills (Microsoft Office) Ability to understand technical drawings Proficient in MS Office

This role will be worked over a day week; Monday to Thursday 08:00 – 16:45 and Friday 08:00 – 12:30. Flexibility in this role is critical to the success of supporting the team.

About Chemring Countermeasures

Chemring Countermeasures has a culture built on our values of Safety, Excellence and Innovation. We continue our investment in the very best people to contribute to our delivery of highly reliable solutions. We are seeking individuals who are not only of the highest calibre for today’s business but have the capability to perform at even higher standards to meet the needs of tomorrow’s threats facing our armed forces.

We have more than 50 years’ experience at the forefront of Radio Frequency (RF) and Infrared (IR) expendable decoy research, design and manufacture, we operate at the leading edge of expendable countermeasure technology.

What is offered:

We actively encourage an open and collaborative culture across our site through the recognised suggestion scheme and reward and recognition scheme weeks’ annual leave plus bank holidays A generous pension scheme Share save scheme Holiday buying and selling scheme Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which includes dietary advice, wellbeing initiatives, family matters and counselling support We hold annual social events Cultural days Free on-site parking Podiatrist Weekly fruit baskets
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