Maintenance and Production Planner
4 days ago
Ashington
The Company \n Our clients are specialists in the Process sector; due to growth they are looking for a Materials and Production Planner. \n The Role \n\n • You will develop and improve planning processes and organize production according to demand and quality standards, ensuring our goods are produced on time for distribution.\n, • Responsibility for planning and scheduling goods and materials ensuring there is a steady supply of materials to meet production needs.\n, • Create production plans prioritise production demand and liaise with key departments.\n, • Assess stock levels and ensure production needs and maintain agreed stock levels.\n, • Communicate daily any issues that may affect the production schedule.\n, • Generate timely stock figures.\n, • Develop and maintain good relationships with suppliers.\n, • Assist in ensuring availability of plant and materials to maintain on time in full performance.\n, • Accurate input of production information/updating spreadsheets.\n, • Work with the Purchasing Officer to inform them of purchasing requirements to meet the production schedule.\n, • Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand.\n, • Obtain output information (number of finished products, percentage of defectives etc.).\n, • Prepare and submit status and performance reports as required.\n, • Collaborate with other departments to identify weaknesses and close operational gaps.\n, • Responsibility for moving product to Warehouse in line with customer orders.\n, • You'll be ensuring that materials and components are available at the right time and in the right quantities to achieve production continuity.\n, • Work with Supply Chain Manager to implement service level agreements with suppliers and build KPI’s to measure supplier performance.\n\n The Person \n\n • You must be well-versed in production procedures and ways to optimize them.\n, • You need to have excellent organisational skills and be results-driven together with great problem-solving ability.\n, • Advanced communication and computer skills would be very useful for this role.\n, • Must have experience of working in a manufacturing environment.\n, • Experience in a similar role with knowledge of end-to-end process.\n, • Excellent knowledge of production planning, purchasing and quality control principles.\n, • Experience in MRP.\n, • Working knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems.\n, • Good at maths and statistics.\n, • Ability to show initiative in solving problems and identifying improvements.\n, • Ability to work accurately and methodically.\n, • Knowledge of Quality System Procedures and requirements.\n, • Understand ISO9001 and GMP requirements.\n\n The Benefits \n\n • You will be working for a well-established growing employer.\n, • An excellent salary, shift allowance included in the above salary.\n, • A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.\n, • The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.\n