Production Planner

Optimum Recruitment Group Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Production Planner to join their team in North Yorkshire. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive production plan, leveraging your strong planning, organizational, and communication skills. Your expertise will ensure that production schedules are optimized, stock levels are maintained, and service levels are met. This opportunity offers you the chance to work in a dynamic manufacturing environment, where your contributions will directly impact operational success. If you thrive in fast-paced settings and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Erfahrung in der Produktionsplanung in einem schnelllebigen Fertigungsumfeld.
• Starke Kommunikations- und Organisationsfähigkeiten.

Responsibilities

• Durchführung des S&OP-Zyklus und Erstellung eines umsetzbaren Produktionsplans.
• Kommunikation mit verschiedenen Abteilungen zur Gewährleistung der Effizienz.

Skills

Produktionsplanung

Kommunikationsfähigkeiten

Organisationsfähigkeiten

IT-Kenntnisse

Beziehungsmanagement

Job description

Optimum Recruitment Group are proud to be working exclusively with a client based in North Yorkshire who are looking to appoint a Production Planner to the team, on a permanent basis.

Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will deliver the production plan through strong planning, organisational and communication skills. You will lead the production schedule to produce a deliverable plan taking into consideration constraints to scheduling, maintaining stock levels and service levels.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Conduct the S&OP cycle for the business by translating the sales forecast into an achievable, well timed production plan.
• Creation of RCCP recognising areas of capacity constraint presenting opportunities as required to alleviate.
• Identify products as runners, repeaters and determine stock holding required in conjunction with sales forecast.
• Generate and maintain routings and characteristics allowing product groupings to maximise efficiency.
• Management and communication of 3 month rolling plan ensuring all relevant parties are aware and commitment reached.
• Maintain and monitor sales forecasts generating production orders to satisfy demand.
• Coordinate replanning as and when required.
• Actively communicate with production, procurement, sales and maintenance departments as required.
• Create weekly targets from the rolling plan and effectively communicate to the production
• Maintain constant communication both internally and with customers as required.
• Provide cover and support as required to procurement as required.
• Prepare monthly report pack demonstrating performance to agreed metrics.

Do you have the following knowledge, experience and skills?

• Demonstrable production planning experience, ideally from working within a fast paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to build strong relationships and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective planning and organisational skills.
• Fully IT literate.
• Confidence to challenge personnel when appropriate.

Salary dependent on skills and experience but up to c 40k plus benefits.