Planner​/Production Planner

Overview

Contract Job Opportunity – Production Planner.

Location:

North Somerset (commutable from Bristol, Weston-super-Mare, Clevedon, Nailsea). Rate: £17.00 – £19.00 per hour. Contract Duration:
Initial 6 months – highly likely to extend (ongoing project workload). Type:
Contract (inside IR35 or via umbrella company).

Our client is a world-leading designer and manufacturer of highly specialised, high-technology capital equipment used in semiconductor and advanced materials R&D. Due to sustained growth and a strong order book, they urgently require an experienced Production Planner to join their Supply Chain team on a contract basis.

A critical hands-on planning position ensuring customer systems are built and delivered on time, to cost and to the highest quality standards. Working closely with Production, Purchasing, Engineering and Sales, you will manage material flow through the factory in line with the Master Production Schedule (MPS).

• Raise and manage work orders from kitting through to closure
• Organise component kitting and proactively resolve shortages
• Maintain and update part lists throughout the build & test cycle
• Implement Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and coordinate any required rework
• Keep accurate, real-time records in the ERP system
• Support pre-shipment reviews and ensure systems are complete before despatch
• Work daily with Build Team L...