Production Planner

Travail Employment Group; England; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A successful manufacturing company in Thornbury is looking for a Production Planner. Responsibilities include overseeing production planning for multiple sites and ensuring effective communication during daily meetings. Candidates should have previous experience in production planning, be IT literate with ERP systems, and possess good communication skills. This role offers a salary of £38,000 plus benefits, including 34 days holiday, pension scheme, and flexible working hours.

Benefits

34 days holiday

Free parking

Healthcare scheme

Pension (salary sacrifice scheme)

Bonus

Qualifications

• Previous experience of production planning or scheduling in volume manufacturing environments.
• IT literate and familiar with ERP systems.
• Good communication skills with the ability to work to production deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Production planning for three sites.
• Setting lead times for each production machine daily.
• Purchasing of raw materials aligned with production plan.
• Attend daily production meetings to reset priorities.

Skills

Production planning

Multi-tasking

Communication skills

ERP systems

Education

Any production related qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Job description

Production Planner

Salary 38,000 Thornbury BS35, 34 days holiday incl bank hols, pension (Salary sacrifice), parking, bonus scheme, 38.5 hours a week, Current core hours 7am - 4pm Mon - Thursday and 7am-3pm Friday but flexible about start and finish times within core hours.

Friendly and successful manufacturing company in Thornbury are recruiting for a production planner who would report to the Operations Director.

Responsibilities for the production planner

• Production Planning for three sites

• Setting lead times for each production machine daily

• Purchasing of raw materials and tooling but pricing is already agreed and in place with one supplier, so only processing in line with the production plan

• Responsible for planning KPI's

• Attend daily production meetings and communicate changes and reset priorities with team

• Liaise closely with the transport manager to ensure production plan links closely with transport and logistics schedule

• IT literate and familiar with ERP type systems, Microsoft suite, able to utilise systems for planning and reporting

• The ability to multi-task and be responsive to customer demands is essential with lead times of 5 working days in a fast moving and quick turnround business environment

Key Skills required for the production planner

• Previous experience of production planning or scheduling in volume manufacturing environments

• Any production related qualifications are useful but not essential if candidates can demonstrate a suitable and relevant work history

• Fast moving, volume production business, so the ability to multi-task and be very responsive to customer demands is essential

• IT literate and familiar with transport planning and ERP systems, producing reports and information for the management team

• Good communication skills with the ability to work to production deadlines and attend attend daily meetings

This Thornbury based manufacturer offers the opportunity to work in a stable and friendly environment, the production planner role offers a good benefits package and opportunity for some flexibility with start and finish times within core working hours.

Benefits

Job title: production planner

Salary: 38,000 + bonus

Benefits: 34 days holiday, free parking, Bonus, Pension (salary sacrifice scheme), healthcare scheme,

Hours: 38.5 hours a week, Current hours 7am - 4pm Mon - Thursday and 7am - 3pm Friday but flexible about

start and finish times within core hours.

Location: Thornbury BS35

Duration: Permanent

Please apply for this role through the job board or apply direct to (url removed) or for further information, please call Adam on

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Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.