Production Planner

Job Title: Production Planner

Salary:
Up to £35,000

Location: Oldham

Our client is currently looking for an experienced Production Planner to join the business on a permanent basis due to consistent growth year on year. An excellent opportunity to join a business that values and promotes from with in and progressing employees to enhance their careers.

Key responsibilities:

Plan and prepare production schedules in order to meet business and customer demands

General control and housekeeping of Production Work Orders

Reviewing Warehouse stock availability

Responsible for establishing and communicating daily work priorities to Supervisors for them to discharge

Communication between Production and Customer Service and Purchasing Functions

Effective capacity management of production lines, material and labour resources

Creation of new item numbers and associated BoM information in Navision

Maintain and communicate department KPI's

Proactively seek and implement improvements to the Production planning and execution processes

General administrative duties for the Production Department

• To work within business guidelines and procedures. Notify Manager of Safety Hazards.
• The above is a non-exhaustive list of duties, and you are expected to undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by your Manager

Skills and Experience:

Excellent communication skills

Proactive approach to colleagues and customer needs

Flexibility and the ability to prioritise

Organised approach to work

Proven problem solver

Competent in use of Microsoft packages Excel and Word

A knowledge of the Navision in house system would be beneficial

Planning experience within a production environment is preferred

Educated to at least G.C.S.E. standard and relevant work experience