Material planner

Role: Material Planner

Location: Cheltenham

Duration: 12 months

Rate: £23.94/hour

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Our client is a leading aerospace engineering company specializing in jet engines, avionics, and integrated systems for both military and commercial aircraft. They operate major UK facilities, including maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) sites.

• Generate daily and weekly production schedule
• Manage shortages to maximize clear to build and on time starts/finishes
• Release job cards in line with MRP and action exception messages
• Collaborate with ops team to provide output commits
• Define daily/weekly production goals to track adherence to the plan
• Collaborate with ops team to ensure resources are appropriately allocated and aligned to achieve the plan
• The applicant must be a good team player flexible and be able to work to tight schedules.
• Monitor the integrity of job card data to ensure MRP signals are correct

• The successful candidate will be a motivated and enthusiastic individual with excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• They can work in a fast
• paced environment and having experience of, or exposure to, a similar production environment would be beneficial, as would knowledge of MRP systems
• Good problem-solving skills & being able to perform effectively in pressurized situations
• Able to effectively influence within a matrix organization
• Competence in MS Excel is required