Production Planner

ZipRecruiter; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Production Planner to join their dynamic team in North Yorkshire. This role involves delivering an effective production plan while collaborating closely with various departments to ensure smooth operations. The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in production planning, strong organisational skills, and the ability to communicate effectively across teams. This opportunity offers a competitive salary and benefits, making it an exciting prospect for those looking to advance their career in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the production plan through effective planning and communication.
• Manage and communicate a 3-month rolling plan with all relevant parties.

Skills

Production Planning

Communication Skills

Organisational Skills

IT Literacy

Interpersonal Skills

Job description

Job Description

Optimum Recruitment Group are proud to be working exclusively with a client based in North Yorkshire who are looking to appoint a Production Planner to the team, on a permanent basis.

Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will deliver the production plan through strong planning, organisational and communication skills. You will lead the production schedule to produce a deliverable plan taking into consideration constraints to scheduling, maintaining stock levels and service levels.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Conduct the S&OP cycle for the business by translating the sales forecast into an achievable, well timed production plan.
• Creation of RCCP recognising areas of capacity constraint presenting opportunities as required to alleviate.
• Identify products as runners, repeaters and determine stock holding required in conjunction with sales forecast.
• Generate and maintain routings and characteristics allowing product groupings to maximise efficiency.
• Management and communication of 3 month rolling plan ensuring all relevant parties are aware and commitment reached.
• Maintain and monitor sales forecasts generating production orders to satisfy demand.
• Coordinate replanning as and when required.
• Actively communicate with production, procurement, sales and maintenance departments as required.
• Create weekly targets from the rolling plan and effectively communicate to the production
• Maintain constant communication both internally and with customers as required.
• Provide cover and support as required to procurement as required.
• Prepare monthly report pack demonstrating performance to agreed metrics.

Do you have the following knowledge, experience and skills?

• Demonstrable production planning experience, ideally from working within a fast paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to build strong relationships and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective planning and organisational skills.
• Fully IT literate.
• Confidence to challenge personnel when appropriate.

Salary dependent on skills and experience but up to c£40k plus benefits.