Production Planner

Job Description

Production Planner

Are you an established Production Planner seeking your next step up in your career? Worked within a similar role in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? Want to join a company that is on an upwards journey of growth? Major Recruitment are seeking an experienced Production Planner to join our client’s site at their manufacturing site near Leicester.

The Production Planner will be a key team player within the Operations Team, responsible for manufacturing and logistics planning on a day-to-day basis.

Key Responsibilities as Production Planner:

1. Responsible for ensuring daily production and logistics plans are completed.
2. Interface between Business Assistants, Customer Service and Production.
3. Ensure correct and timely requests for raw materials are maintained and supply issues escalated to the Management team.
4. Build relationship with suppliers to source and negotiate materials costs and supply.
5. Order raw materials and coordinate the delivery schedule.
6. Coordinate transport stream for finished products and samples through 3PL management, this will include the raising of order documents and PO’s.
7. Responsible for raising any stock issues when they arise.
8. Work in accordance with company’s values, HR and HS&E policies: instructions, minimum requirements and guidelines.

What’s in for you?

1. Salary up to £35,000 d.o.e.
2. 25 days holiday + bank holidays
3. Pension Fund, Private Health Care, Life Insurance
4. Career progression

Skills required for Production and Logistics planner:

1. Previous experience within a similar role, a minimum of 2 year’s experience.
2. Excellent communication skills.
3. Previous experience within a FMCG environment.
4. Good working knowledge of SAP and Excel would be an advantage.

If you are interested, please click apply now and one of our recruitment specialists will be in touch.

Major Recruitment are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Should you be seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment, or contract you will find our staff professional and courteous and our interview process straightforward.