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Production Planner
Barclay Meade
Guildford
On-site
GBP 60,000 - 80,000
Full time
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Job summary
An established industry player is seeking a skilled Production Planner to join their dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will lead the scheduling of manufacturing activities, ensuring alignment with production plans and customer orders. Your expertise in production planning and experience with MRP or ERP systems will be crucial as you create and manage production plans, liaise across departments, and monitor material availability. This position offers a chance to contribute to a high-performing team within a thriving engineering environment, where your proactive approach and knowledge of LEAN methodologies will be highly valued. If you are self-motivated and ready to make an impact, this opportunity is for you.
Qualifications
- Experience in production planning or manufacturing scheduling is essential.
- Familiarity with MRP/ERP tools and LEAN methodologies is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Create production plans and work orders in MRP.
- Liaise with departments to ensure smooth production scheduling.
- Monitor production progress and material availability.
Skills
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Job description
Global engineering business requires a Production Planner. Applicants need production planning or manufacturing scheduling experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment and have experience in the use of MRP, ERP or MS Excel.
The Production Planner will join a successful and high performing production planning team, reporting to a Production Planning Manager. The Production Planner will take a lead role in scheduling shop floor manufacturing activities in alignment with production plans and the master schedule, to meet customer orders.
Specific duties of the Production Planner include:
- Creating production plans and production works orders in MRP
- Interdepartmental liaison with; Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality etc. and highlight risks to production schedule
- Monitor progress of production plans and material availability
- Create and update lead times around specific manufacturing processes
- Maintenance of data and material availability dates in MRP
Production Planner applicants should meet the following criteria:
- Production Planning, Production Control, Production Coordination or Master Scheduling experience
- Previous experience within a manufacturing or engineering business
- Experience with MRP/ERP tools, or planning experience in MS Excel
- Knowledge of LEAN techniques and methodologies - Kanban, JIT etc.
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic and positive demeanor
- Happy to work in a site-based role
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