Production Planner

NRGTech Talent Solutions; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

NRGTech Talent Solutions is seeking several production planners based in Reading to support operations for a defence industry site.

You will provide production planning services across Manufacturing and Operational Delivery Units, maintaining master production schedules and forecasts while applying lean planning techniques. The role requires security clearance and offers a long-term contract until 2027 with potential extension.

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning across manufacturing and delivery units.
• Familiar with Master Production Schedule and forecasts.
• Works with lean planning techniques and visual management.

Responsibilities

• Detail plan methods of manufacture considering time, cost and quality.
• Ensure local MRP system is updated and accurate.
• Use Kanban and Push/Pull in operations to balance flow.
• Identify and remove blockers to progress; liaise with internal customers.
• Attend visual management boards and report actions taken.
• Coordinate with delivery units for balanced demands and plans.
• Support Basis of Estimate with production costs and schedules.
• Align planned requirements with master and supplementary schedules.

Skills

Production planning

MRP

Lean planning

Kanban

Push/Pull

Tools

MRP system

Job description

SC / DV CLEARANCE REQUIRED. GREAT CONTRACT ROLES TO RUN UNTIL THE END OF 2027 AND POTENTIALLY BEYOND...

READING BASED, GREAT ENVIRONMENT, COMPETITIVE RATES.

The Company

We are seeking several production planners to support operations for a prestige site and business providing highly important safety critical support to the UK defence industry.

The Roles

Provide Production Planning services across Manufacturing and Operational Delivery Units.

Key Accountabilities:

• Support the maintenance of the Master Production Schedule/supplementary schedule and ensure forecast dates are accurate.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and to be a great team player.

Key Responsibilities:

• To detail plan methods of manufacture in response to tasking requirements with full regard to time, cost and quality.
• Ensure local MRP system is updated and accurate.
• Demonstrate and use Lean Planning techniques and Production Control processes such as visual management, Kanban and Push/Pull in the operational/ manufacturing areas.
• Proactively tackles blocks and barriers to progress.
• Responds positively to the needs of internal and external customers.
• Attend Visual Management board meetings ensuring all actions are being addressed.
• Liaises with Delivery Units for clarification and coordination of balanced and de-conflicted demands and plans.
• Support the creation and maintenance of Basis of Estimate with Production costs and schedules.
• Ensure all planned requirements are aligned within the Master Production Schedule/Supplementary Schedule and loaded into the local MRP system (where used).
• Liaises with other functions within the technology centres for clarification and coordination of balanced and de-conflicted production demands and plans.
• Updating and reporting on Key Performance indicators as required.
• Promote and sponsor operational excellence and drive all actions aimed at continuous process improvement.
• Works effectively with others and building required relationships and interfaces to support delivery of the Programme.
• Provide a diverse and inclusive working environment that allows individuals to flourish and realise their potential.

Is This You?

If you are an experienced, security cleared planner looking for a great contract role then look no further, we are hiring this role urgently, and we will be in touch within 24 hours to discuss the role and our client in further detail.