Production Planner

Azenta Life Sciences; Partington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading life sciences firm in the UK is seeking a Production Planner to optimize work schedules and ensure on-time delivery of products. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in production planning, MRP/ERP systems, and effective communication skills. This role involves daily management of production orders and collaboration with manufacturing teams to drive improvements in product delivery. Join us to support our initiatives in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of Production Planning within a Manufacturing and Engineering environment.
• Must have experience of MRP/ERP system use.
• Strong Excel skills (Intermediate).
• Capable of working as part of a team.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Technically minded with an attention to detail.
• Data driven.

Responsibilities

• Schedules and plans work to meet project requirements for manufacturing.
• Creates and releases Work Orders adhering to completion dates.
• Daily management of Sales Orders for On Time In Full (OTIF) delivery.
• Research and analyze late deliveries for corrective actions.
• Manage ECO/NPI and review Engineering Change Orders.
• Work with Operation Management on inventory strategy.

Skills

Production Planning

MRP/ERP systems

Excel

Teamwork

Communication

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Job description

Overview

The Production Planner schedules and plans work to meet project requirements for the manufacturing and installation of automated stores. Works with Production to understand manufacturing capacity and detailed timescales. Also works with Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering teams to resolve technical issues. Coordinates and forecasts materials requirements to reduce product lead times.

What You'll Be Doing

• Creates and releases Work Orders, with adherence to completion dates, component and capacity availability, and any other resource issues needed to support on-time delivery to internal and external customers.
• Working to plan and schedule modular sub-assemblies through MRP system to align with production needs. Management of daily requirements to create, modify, move or close work orders. Member of daily stand-up to give update, solve problems and take actions as required.
• Daily management of Sales Orders for On Time In Full (OTIF) delivery updating MRP system to reflect lead-times and achievable deliveries.
• Able to research and analyze root cause of late deliveries to determine corrective actions needed to drive improvement. Strategy management to monitor OTD and suggest suitable actions for metric improvement.
• ECO/NPI management - review release of Engineering Change Orders and determine the impact to production. Involvement on project teams to provide planning input to structures, build sequences and best practices for New Product Introduction and new module release.
• Working with Operation Management on inventory strategy and implementation. Evaluation of Plan For Every Part (PFEP) to determine Make to Order (MTO)/Make to Stock (MTS) profiles updating MRP system.
• Working with Supply Chain, monitor, apply judgment and react to inventory, backorder and service levels of purchased raw and manufactured finished goods to achieve customer service and business objectives.
• Maintain appropriate material master data in MRP systems as necessary - Material Masters, Min/Max levels Lead-Time as well as maintain Excel spreadsheet used for tracking processes
• Support lean material flow initiatives, Support new product launches / product discontinuance programs and projects.

What you will Bring

• Experience of Production Planning within a Manufacturing and Engineering environment.
• Must have experience of MRP/ERP system use.
• Strong Excel skills (Intermediate)
• Capable of working as part of a team.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Technically minded with an attention to detail.
• Data driven