Maintenance and Production Planner

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