Production Planner

Omega Resource Group; Pershore; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Production Planner in Pershore to ensure timely production aligned with sales forecasts. The ideal candidate should have experience in a fast-paced engineering environment and familiarity with MRP systems like MS Dynamics and SAGE200. Responsibilities include creating work orders, monitoring production levels, and improving planning efficiency. This is a permanent, onsite role offering a chance to contribute to key customer requirements and production optimization.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Production Planner role within a fast-paced Engineering / Manufacturing business.
• MS Dynamics and SAGE200 experience desired.
• Experience with MS Office including MS Excel.
• Lean Manufacturing knowledge.
• Candidates currently in similar roles may be suitable.

Responsibilities

• Provide planned work orders to production teams based on sales and forecast.
• Monitor and report on production plan status, suggesting solutions for issues.
• Continually improve accuracy and efficiency of the Production Planning function.

Skills

Production Planning

Lean Manufacturing

MS Dynamics

SAGE200

MS Excel

Job description

Production Planner

Location: Pershore, Worcestershire

Job Type: Permanent / Onsite

Role and Responsibilities

In this role, you will look to provide planned and deliverable work orders to the production teams in line to work the sales, sales forecast and consignment requirements of key customers. Largely utilising the business MRP system, this is a proactive role, highlighting constraints and issues to supporting departments to facilitate the efficient timely deliverable to the end customer.

Other responsibilities include:

• Plan and provide works orders to all of the support functions of the business to enable timely production of tracks in line with the sales requirements
• Monitor and report on the status of the production plan, highlighting over or under production at the earliest opportunity. Proactively suggest solutions wherever possible
• Continually improve the Production Planning function ensuring that the accuracy and efficiency of planning is always a high priority

Experience or Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Production Planner role within a fast‑paced Engineering / Manufacturing business
• MS Dynamics and SAGE200 experience desired
• Experience with MS Office including MS Excel
• Lean Manufacturing knowledge.
• Candidates who currently are a Production Planner, Materials Planner, Production Scheduler or MRP Planner may be suitable for this position.

For more information regarding this Production Planner role please contact Ben Herd on (phone number removed) or

Omega Resource Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Omega Resource Group is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Oil & Gas, Construction and Manufacturing sectors.

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