Production Planner

Job Title   Production Planner Location   Redditch  About Us Gardner Denver is a leading provider of mission-critical flow control and compression equipment and associated aftermarket parts, consumables, and services, which it sells across multiple attractive end-markets within the industrial, energy and medical industries. Its broad and complete range of compressor, vacuum and blower products and services, along with its application expertise and over 160 years of engineering heritage, allows Gardner Denver to provide differentiated product and service offerings for its customers' specific uses.

Job Summary As the production planner you will oversee all planning/scheduling and labour planning for the high pressure business. The candidate must have a broad range of skill on excel include use of macros/formula and have good numerical mind. Control of production routing and raising of production paperwork. Responsibilities
• Work with Production to meet customer despatch dates
• Demand Planning along with Labour capacity planning
• Raising & kitting of production paperwork.
• Attend Daily Shortage Meetings with Supervisors
• Communication and coordination with production and purchasing team.  
• Continuous improvement/ LEAN methods Desired.  
• Knowledge of KPI’s & ability to comply reports to present to Management team.  
• A strong team player / Establishes, Monitors, and communicates well with all areas of the business.  Basic Qualifications
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience within a similar role  
• Level 3 NVQ/ A level (CIPS/APICS) or above
• Strong Analytical, Computer, Communication, and writing skills (Typing)
• Strong data capabilities  Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements This role will be based onsite at Redditch  Key Competencies
• Strong experience on Excel  
• SAP Experience Advantageous
• Experience on MRP Purchasing
• Experience with Production Planning / Capacity Planning What we Offer
• 25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays (Option to purchase 5 days after probation period)  
• 7% Employer Pension Contribution  
• Westfield Health Medial Cash Plan Cover  
• Death in Service Benefit of 4 x salary  
• Cycle scheme (After probation period)  
• Electric Car Scheme (After 1 year of employment)  
• 10% of salary in shares after 1 year of employment
• Costco Gold Company member, allowing employees to join.  
• Employee Assistance Program
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Policies