Production Planner / Production Scheduler

Our Client is a global Chemicals manufacturer supplying speciality products to a wide and varied customer base.

They now seek to recruit an adept Production Planner / Production Scheduler to provide planning / scheduling services to the bulk production department.

This is a critical role in order to meet customer requirements and to optimise production through efficient planning & scheduling. You will work closely with the Production Team, Production Planner, Procurement Officer, Supply Planner and Customer Service in order to deliver products in an optimal manner, improving back orders and promised vs requested.

Your key accountabilities will include:
Production Scheduling – Create weekly schedule for the production plant in line with the capacity and market demand, including MTS/MTO management.
Daily monitoring of the production status versus the plan. Managing deviations and their impact on the market and organizing priorities on the shop-floor.
Planning – With the production planner analyse demand fluctuations and impacts on the business and site, setting priorities to respond to customer needs and business strategy.
Participate in improvement projects – propose process optimisation and actively participate in standardisation where appropriate.

Knowledge and experience required:
A degree in Business or Supply Chain.
APICS or equivalent experience is desirable.
Excellent communication skills, acting as a coordinator between the various departments.
Strong organisation and planning skills with the ability to manage priorities.
Strong IT skills and a high level of proficiency in major IT tools/techniques. Excel skills are essential, SAP experience would be desirable.
Strong interpersonal skills, team orientated.
Ability to deal with ambiguity and change.

This organisation offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including a defined contribution pension scheme, private healthcare, and a non-contractual Incentive Compensation Scheme.

Interested Production Planners / Production Schedulers from within the Chemicals and or Process Industry are urged to apply to Paul Gerrard, Associate Director at EMS International (Recruitment Services) Ltd.