Production Planner

Major Recruitment Oldbury; Birchfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Medicash

Death in service

23 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Major Recruitment Oldbury is seeking an experienced production administrator to join a busy steel manufacturing team in Oldbury. You will support planning and scheduling, align orders with production plans, and coordinate shop floor activities to maintain accurate data in TechMES and SAP.

The role involves day-to-day administration in a production environment, ensuring deadlines are met and data integrity is maintained.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a production based, manufacturing administrative role is essential.

Responsibilities

• Review workloads and customer requirements to support planning and scheduling across the rolling mills.
• Align sales orders with mill production plans to meet delivery commitments.
• Support daily and forward production planning considering workload, stock and priorities.
• Coordinate planning and deliveries to external slitters as required.
• Liaise with internal teams to monitor progress and issues affecting output or delivery schedules.
• Maintain the shop floor production management system (TechMES) and ensure accurate data in SAP.

Tools

SAP

TechMES

Job description

Major Recruitment are currently recruiting for an experienced production administrator to join our clients team due to company growth. You will be joining a busy steel manufacturing company based in Oldbury.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review upcoming workloads and customer requirements to support effective planning and scheduling across the rolling mills.
• Align sales orders with mill production plans, ensuring customer requirements and delivery commitments are considered.
• Support daily and forward production planning, taking account of workload, stock availability, production priorities and operational requirements.
• Coordinate slitter planning and arrange coil deliveries to external slitters as required.
• Liaise with internal production teams to monitor progress and identify any issues that may affect planned output or delivery schedules.
• Communicate changes to production plans and priorities to relevant departments and external contacts.
• Provide general administrative support to ensure the efficient day-to-day running of the production department.
• Administer and maintain the shop floor production management system, Techmes, ensuring information is accurate and up to date.
• Use SAP to support production administration, order processing, stock control and the recording of relevant production information.
• Review and check production figures, ensuring quantities and system records are accurate.
• Complete daily production checks and investigate discrepancies where necessary.
• Ensure all administrative and production activities are completed accurately and within agreed timescales.
• Maintain high standards of organisation, attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives relating to production administration, stock control and operational efficiency.
• Work in accordance with company health and safety, quality, environmental and housekeeping standards.
• Maintain confidentiality and handle company information appropriately.
• Comply with company policies, procedures and management instructions.

Working hours and package:-

£30,000 - £35,000 (d.o.e)

Monday to Friday - 7am till 3pm

• 30 minute daily lunch break
• company pension scheme
• medicash
• death in service
• 23 days holiday plus bank hi holidays

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN A PRODUCTION BASED, MANUFACTURING ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE IS ESSENTIAL. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU HAVE NEVER HELD THIS TYPE OF POSITION AS YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED