PRODUCTION PLANNER
| Employment Type | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Location | Hertfordshire , Hertfordshire |
| Industry Sector | Manufacturing |
| Start Date | asap |
| Salary/Rate | £25000 - £30000 per annum + pension, Private Healt |
| Reference | AKPROP |
| Date Advertised | 30-07-2008 - 00:02 |
This vacancy is out of date and no longer accepting applications.
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Production Planner
Also could be called Material Controller / Production Controller / Manufacturing Scheduler / Manufacturing Controller / Manufacturing Planner
Location Hertfordshire
Salary circa £25,000
37 hour working week
Benefits 25 days holiday + bank hols
Private Healthcare
Life assurance
Pension
TO support their increasing product portfolio and consistent order book, this leading niche manufacturing organisation, operating as part of a group of companies are looking to appoint an experienced planner at their recently refurbished manufacturing facilities.
The role will suit production planner / materials controller who has gained several years experience within a manufacturing environment and has excellent MS Excel and MRP knowledge.
You will be the person in the business responsible for ensuring that there is a continuous flow of material to the production line to ensure sales orders are met whilst continually looking at ways to reduce stock holding. This will involve a strong shop floor presence, excellent telephone skills to ensure on time delivery from the client and the ability to expedite materials in a firm, assertive manner.
Key responsibilities will include
Ensuring components are ordered to meet sales forecast on all products
Raising an works orders to maximise production capacity
Submitting monthly capacity plan to review available resources and identify and potential bottlenecks
Monitoring Work in Progress (WIP) to ensure agreed levels are not exceeded
Ensuring adequate stocks of components are maintained
Working closely with purchasing to minimise stock holding
Ensuing engineering change requests are incorporated at the right time into the schedule
Managing the MRP system / data bases
