Production Planner

Salary: £26,000 per year

Production Planner

Our client is a precision engineering company providing high quality vacuum products and services for customers in science and semiconductor industry. They are currently looking for a Production Planner to join their team in Hailsham.

The main purpose of this role will be:

To provide a forward-looking planning function for all products that:

• Maximises our client’s Shipping Performance and achieves our On-time Delivery Goals
• Exceeds our client’s Customers’ expectations
• Drives Continuous improvement
• Co-ordinates activities and processes to ensure that “Stock-outs” are minimised
• Interacts between Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain functions
• This role requires effective interaction with Team Leaders to ensure On-time Delivery
• Ensures that all processes and procedures are adhered to

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The main requirements and employee accountabilities are:

• Be involved in Order Input Control Process – Liaise with Sales on delivery dates, agree delivery dates prior to Order Input
• Take Ownership of, and plan all products through Manufacturing Cells
• Maximise use of the order management system and ensure visibility of all orders
• Identify critical items and issues, and resolve them
• Cross-functional communication and co-ordination to minimise delays
• Investigate available capacity vs. likely load
• Produce and publish metrics as required
• Support function for team members in production and purchasing during absences

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

The essential skills/experience required for this role are:

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills are essential
• Engineering competence in relation to machining and assembly and a suitable level of product and organisational familiarisation is a distinct advantage
• The ability to make decisions within guidelines and take responsibility for these is essential
• The ability to meet time frames and work under pressure is important
• ERP planning experience is essential
• Drive and Enthusiasm are pre-requisite

DESIRABLE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

The skills and experience we would like the employee in this role to have are:

• 5+ years Production Planning system experience
• Microsoft Dynamics AX experience is an advantage
• Previous exposure working in a manufacturing and assembly organisation
• Good analytical and numeracy skills
• Strong systems and excel knowledge
• of supply chain

QUALIFICATIONS

Desirable Qualifications:

• Qualified to ONC/HNC level in Engineering/Manufacturing or relevant planning/purchasing professional qualification.

PERSONAL QUALITIES/ATTRIBUTES

We require the following personal qualities/attributes

• Ability to meet deadlines
• Decisive
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to build good relationships

Salary: negotiable, DOE

37 hour week, flexible working with a 12pm Friday finish.

You will also get benefits as follows: 25 days holiday, life insurance of 4* salary, pension 6% employer contributions and 3% employee.