Materials and Production Planner

​The Company

Our clients are specialists in the Process sector; due to growth they are looking for a Materials and Production Planner.

The Role

• You will develop and improve planning processes and organize production according to demand and quality standards, ensuring our goods are produced on time for distribution.

• Responsibility for planning and scheduling goods and materials ensuring there is a steady supply of materials to meet production needs.

• Create production plans prioritise production demand and liaise with key departments.

• Assess stock levels and ensure production needs and maintain agreed stock levels.

• Communicate daily any issues that may affect the production schedule.

• Generate timely stock figures.

• Develop and maintain good relationships with suppliers.

• Assist in ensuring availability of plant and materials to maintain on time in full performance.

• Accurate input of production information/updating spreadsheets.

• Work with the Purchasing Officer to inform them of purchasing requirements to meet the production schedule.

• Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand.

• Obtain output information (number of finished products, percentage of defectives etc.).

• Prepare and submit status and performance reports as required.

• Collaborate with other departments to identify weaknesses and close operational gaps.

• Responsibility for moving product to Warehouse in line with customer orders.

• You'll be ensuring that materials and components are available at the right time and in the right quantities to achieve production continuity.

• Work with Supply Chain Manager to implement service level agreements with suppliers and build KPI’s to measure supplier performance.

The Person

• You must be well-versed in production procedures and ways to optimize them.

• You need to have excellent organisational skills and be results-driven together with great problem-solving ability.

• Advanced communication and computer skills would be very useful for this role.

• Must have experience of working in a manufacturing environment.

• Experience in a similar role with knowledge of end-to-end process.

• Excellent knowledge of production planning, purchasing and quality control principles.

• Experience in MRP.

• Working knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems.

• Good at maths and statistics.

• Ability to show initiative in solving problems and identifying improvements.

• Ability to work accurately and methodically.

• Knowledge of Quality System Procedures and requirements.

• Understand ISO9001 and GMP requirements.

The Benefits

• You will be working for a well-established growing employer.

• An excellent salary, shift allowance included in the above salary.

• A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.

• The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.