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Production & Materials Planner

Teesside

Flavours and Fragrances

Major Talent is partnered with a global player in the flavours and fragrance industry, which has facilities throughout North America, Asia, and the UK. We are looking to speak with candidates for an open Production & Materials Planner position.

As a Production & Materials Planner, you will plan and schedule production and order required materials to meet customer requirements OTIF, control inventory within target levels and be the key point of contact for planning with internal stakeholders.

This is a day shift position, Monday to Friday, with flexible working 8 am-4 pm or 9 am-5 pm

Responsibilities as a Production & Materials Planner

• Plan and schedule production work orders to meet customer requirements OTIF.
• Prepare batch documents, check packaging and inspection requirements for issuing to the shop floor.
• Liaise with procurement to order raw materials and consumables to meet production requirements.
• Maintain production plans accurately in ORACLE and proactively inform relevant stakeholders of any changes.
• Enter stock produced into ORACLE once completed in production.
• Participate in daily, weekly, and monthly site meetings to represent planning.
• Participate in continuous improvements projects.
• Perform annual stock taking of materials and finished goods.
• Perform any other duties as required.

Skills required to be a Production & Materials Planner

• Minimum 3-5 years production planning and scheduling in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience using planning software for rough cut capacity planning, scheduling and material requirements planning.
• Good understanding of end-to-end supply chain process flow including material requirements planning.
• Good understanding of Sales & Operations Planning & Sales & Operations Execution processes.
• ORACLE ASCP experience is desirable.
• APICS certification is desirable
• Educated to Degree level in relevant discipline.

If you are interested, please click apply now and one of our recruitment specialists will be in touch.

Major Recruitment are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Should you be seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment, or contract you will find our staff professional and courteous and our interview process straight forward.

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