Production Planner

Proactive; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment agency is seeking a Production Coordinator for their Hemel Hempstead site who will manage production planning and procurement communication. The role involves ensuring timely material availability, overseeing work orders, and providing administrative support. Candidates should possess strong coordination, problem-solving skills, and familiarity with Microsoft Office and ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Strong health and safety protocol awareness.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate production planning and procurement communication.
• Ensure timely material availability and work order management.
• Communicate with teams regarding production and dispatch requirements.

Skills

Coordination

Health and Safety Awareness

Flexibility

Problem-Solving

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

ERP Systems Familiarity

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics Business Central

Job description

Hemel Hempstead

15.50 - 17.00 p/h

To ensure efficient coordination of production planning, procurement communication, and warehouse management, while supporting manufacturing operations. The role also involves ensuring timely material availability, accurate work order management, and administrative support for production teams. This position will work closely with Production Managers, Procurement, and the Warehouse team to meet production and dispatch requirements.

Key Responsibilities

1. Report missing production orders to Production Managers (PMs) and manage communication via Teams for real-time updates.
2. Identify and report missing items to Procurement through Teams to ensure timely supply and production continuity.
3. Verify availability of requested parts (components, edging, boards) and ensure sufficient stock levels.
4. Release Work Orders (WO) and Pick Lists (PL) to the appropriate "released" bucket in the ERP system (BC).
5. Create and manage warehouse picks and update stock locations when needed to address missing items.
6. Coordinate with PMs to ensure jobs are planned, verified, and documented 10 days before dispatch. Update any changes in dispatch dates and communicate them effectively with production teams.
7. Print material requisition forms (picking lists) from BC and ensure timely distribution to the production floor.
8. Create picking lists for outsourced jobs and communicate them to production teams. Provide lists of outsourced jobs and monitor progress to ensure alignment with production schedules.
9. Report any discrepancies or mistakes on Work Orders, Pick Lists, and Production Orders to the relevant teams for correction.

Key Skills And Capabilities Required

1. Capable of coordinating cross-functional teams. Can train, and empower team members to achieve their best performance.
2. Strong awareness of health and safety protocols in a manufacturing environment, ensuring safety standards are met in all processes.
3. Flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities, ensuring internal and external customer commitments are honoured. Demonstrates problem-solving skills to overcome obstacles in production and workflow.
4. Competent with Microsoft Office programs, particularly Excel (including building spreadsheets from scratch) and PowerPoint, for reporting and presenting.
5. Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics Business Central) for work order management, stock updates, and job tracking.

Hours

Monday to Thursday: 6:45 am - 3:45 pm

Friday: 6:45 am - 1:15 pm

How To Apply

If you have the above skills and wish to be considered for this position or find out more details, then please contact Insha Khursheed on (phone number removed) or submit your CV to Insha.Khursheed@proactive (url removed) or apply to this advert.

Why work with Proactive?

Proactive Global is an industry-leading, specialist engineering recruitment agency focused on the automation, manufacturing, and robotics sectors.

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