This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Production Planner to join our expanding business and be part of creating excellence within our manufacturing operations. Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager and working closely with Sales, Manufacturing, Warehousing, Demand Planning and sub-contractors, you will:

• Take responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the Production Planning and Scheduling Systems
• Manage the Production plans and schedule, considering capacities, materials and requirements of customers and inter-company inventory replenishment
• Develop the Production Planning aspects of our ERP system and processes to continuously improve efficiency and customer satisfactio

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Production Planner to join our expanding business and be part of creating excellence within our manufacturing operations. Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager and working closely with Sales, Manufacturing, Warehousing, Demand Planning and sub-contractors, you will:

• Take responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the Production Planning and Scheduling Systems
• Manage the Production plans and schedule, considering capacities, materials and requirements of customers and inter-company inventory replenishment
• Develop the Production Planning aspects of our ERP system and processes to continuously improve efficiency and customer satisfaction

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Raise Works Orders in line with ERP reorder points and schedule requirements, ensuring complete information and materials are available
• Use ERP to monitor and maintain inventory of stocked lines for same day shipment
• Create, monitor and manage schedules for the injection moulding shop, light manufacturing and assembly
• Plan and coordinate subcontract assembly
• Review progress to schedule and align capacity with demand, highlighting constraints, bottlenecks and required corrective actions
• Lead daily planning meetings to update teams on schedules, priorities and any operational changes
• Work with UK Sales, Manufacturing and Purchasing to establish and meet customer delivery dates on time and in full, every time.
• Calculate manufacturing and delivery times to ensure timely order fulfilment and efficient labour allocation
• Coordinate sample requests, ensuring samples are created, shipped, and quality-checked, while collaborating with Sales, New Product Development (NPD), and Quality Control (QC) to ensure they meet specifications.
• Work closely with Purchasing to ensure timely delivery of materials
• Develop data and insight to help identify improvements in the flow of material, manufacturing processes and efficiencies
• Conduct capacity and forward planning, including analysing future projects, shift patterns, and company growth projections, to assess required hours, maintain reorder levels, and ensure adequate resource allocation for efficient production
• Creation and maintenance of production planning parameters, such as routings