Production Planner

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

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment agency seeks a Production Planner in Hemel Hempstead. The role requires coordination across production, procurement, and warehouse management, ensuring timely material availability and supporting production teams. Candidates should demonstrate strong organizational skills and a solid understanding of manufacturing processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating cross-functional teams effectively.
• Strong problem-solving abilities in a manufacturing environment.
• Competency in health and safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Manage production orders and communication between teams.
• Ensure material availability and handle work order management.
• Coordinate scheduling of jobs and monitor stock levels.

Skills

Coordination

Problem Solving

Health and Safety Awareness

ERP System Familiarity

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Production Planner

Hemel Hempstead

15.50 -17.00p/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

• Report missing production orders to Production Managers (PMs) and manage communication via Teams for real-time updates.
• Identify and report missing items to Procurement through Teams to ensure timely supply and production continuity.
• Verify availability of requested parts (components, edging, boards) and ensure sufficient stock levels.
• Release Work Orders (WO) and Pick Lists (PL) to the appropriate "released" bucket in the ERP system (BC).
• Create and manage warehouse picks and update stock locations when needed to address missing items.
• 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.
• Print material requisition forms (picking lists) from BC and ensure timely distribution to the production floor.
• 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.
• Report any discrepancies or mistakes on Work Orders, Pick Lists, and Production Orders to the relevant teams for cor-rection.

Key Skills and Capabilities Required

• Capable of coordinating cross-functional teams. Can train, and empower team members to achieve their best performance.
• Strong awareness of health and safety protocols in a manufacturing environment, ensuring safety standards are met in all processes.
• 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.
• Competent with Microsoft Office programs, particularly Excel (including building spreadsheets from scratch) and Pow-erPoint, for reporting and presenting.
• Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics Business Central) for work order management, stock updates, and job tracking.

Hours

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

Friday: 6:45am - 1:15pm

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(url removed) alternatively, 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. We offer specialist recruitment services to a niche customer base, vetting that our clients offer the best opportunities for your career. Proactive encourages and promotes equality and diversity within the workforce. We act with honesty, integrity and impartiality, ensuring your application is considered on its own merits and without bias.

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Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.