Production Planner

MTrec Ltd Technical; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment company in England is seeking a Production Planner for a permanent role in Peterlee. The ideal candidate will be a Junior Planner or recent Graduate eager to start their Planning career. Responsibilities include scheduling production orders, liaising with departments, and maintaining documentation. The role requires good Excel skills and a flexible approach. Benefits include competitive pay, 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive pay

26 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension scheme

Free on-site parking

Career development opportunities

Death in service benefit

Employee Assistance Programme

Supportive and friendly team culture

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within automotive environment would be beneficial.
• Attention to detail needed.
• Good knowledge of Excel required.

Responsibilities

• Complete routine and non-routine order scheduling processes.
• Check customer orders and clarify demand issues.
• Enter order data into planning systems.
• Liaise with departments to ensure schedules are met.
• Prioritize and plan production orders.
• Support outbound delivery time schedules.
• Respond to requests for information.
• Maintain appropriate documentation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good knowledge of Excel

Good communicator

Flexible approach

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Overview

MTrec's new career opportunity

Our client are specialists in their market sector, they are now looking to recruit a Production Planner on a permanent basis. This could be an ideal role if you are a Junior Planner or recent Graduate who is at the start of their Planning career.

Responsibilities

• To complete a range of routine and non-routine order scheduling processes to direct production, with the intent to fully support customer requirements.
• Ideally the successful candidate would have several years' experience in a previous planning role, however, consideration would be given to a candidate with excellent IT skills (e.g. Excel, Power Bi etc) coupled with a flexible/adaptable attitude to a new challenge.
• Checks customer orders and clarifies demand issues and deviations to previous volumes.
• Enters order data into the respective planning systems.
• Liaises with other departments (eg. production, warehousing) to ensure schedules are met.
• Prioritises, plans and schedules production orders and plans the respective resources needed (in Logistics or Production).
• Support outbound delivery time schedules in co-operation with clients.
• Supports (where required) administration of outbound deliveries.
• Responds to customer and stakeholder requests for information.
• Maintains appropriate documentation and prepares respective reports.
• May assist in inventory management to support the planning process.
• Supports regular internal and customer meetings.

Qualifications / About You

• Experience in a similar role within automotive environment would be beneficial.
• Attention to detail.
• Good knowledge of Excel.
• Flexible approach.
• Good communicator.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• 26 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Pension scheme.
• Free on-site parking.
• Career development opportunities.
• Death in service benefit.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• A supportive and friendly team culture