Production Planning Lead

Major Recruitment Oldbury are delighted to be recruiting for our Darlaston based client who are seeking a Production Planning Lead to join their busy machine shop.

Hours of work are 7am to 4pm Monday to Thursday and a 1pm finish on a Friday. Parking is available.

Duties and tasks will include:

Detail the necessary production equipment, raw materials (building BOM's) and labour needs for production
Submit reports on throughput
Identify priority orders and plan accordingly to meet customer requirements
Work with Management to address any issues, setbacks or quality control concerns with the production process
Support the Purchasing team to anticipate raw material demands
Facilitate contract review meeting, discussing new production methods or ways to reduce production costs and increase company profits, as well as taking notes and assigning tasks
Prepare, complete and file production paperwork in line with ISO 9001 quality procedures
Other process administrative tasks relating to production planning and general operations
5 years minimum of planning experience, in a fast-paced environment.

Candidates welcome to apply for the role will have the following:

• able to collaborate well with others, as planning is a cross functional role.
• This individual will need to work with other departments, such as Engineering, Quality and Production, to coordinate and integrate production plans.
• There will be a strong need to build and maintain good relationships with operators to ensure smooth and timely delivery of our products.

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