Production Planner

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

Job summary

A client in the production planning sector seeks a Production Planner to manage order scheduling and support production processes. Candidates should possess strong IT skills, particularly in Excel and Power BI. Experience in a similar automotive role is beneficial. This position offers competitive pay, generous holidays, pension scheme, 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

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within an automotive environment is beneficial.
• Excellent IT skills are required.
• Ability to handle routine and non-routine scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Complete routine and non-routine order scheduling to support customer requirements.
• Liaise with departments to ensure schedules are met.
• Maintain documentation and prepare reports.

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.

The Job you’ll do

• 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.

About You

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

The Rewards and the 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.