Production Planner - Washington, United Kingdom - Walker Filtration Ltd. UK
2 weeks ago
Description
Production Planner:
- Functional area: Manufacturing
- Country: UK
- United Kingdom
- City: Washington, Tyne and Wear
- Company name: Walker Filtration Ltd
UK- Date of posting:
Mar 22, 2024
SCOPE:
The role is a varied role, required to proactively approach the Planning function to ensure workloads are planned and executed effectively.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensuring all works orders are planned into production capacities to meet sales order demands and maintain minimum stock levels.
- Working closely with Customer Services to ensure all orders are planned and confirmed within 24 hours.
- Handling internal queries relating to planning, supporting and ensuring system accuracy is maintained.
- Advocating system accuracy, encouraging and supporting discipline in all areas to ensure accurate system data, including due dates and stock figures.
- Ensuring Sales and Production departments are kept informed of shortages preventing production output and resultant changes to the production plan.
- Supporting new product introductions.
- Supporting and implementing engineering changes.
- Running regular system maintenance to ensure accurate and uptodate system data.
- Ensuring the company housekeeping expectation in the office is adhered to at all times.
- Any other tasks or assignments as requested by the company.
PERSON SPECIFICATION - Production Planner:
- The competencies listed are appropriate to the Production Planner and are an illustration of the qualities that the Company requires_
Professional Requirements:
- 2 years' experience within a fast paced, industrial manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience of carrying out and achieving projects linked to continuous improvements.
Personal Competencies:
- Calm under pressure
- Team worker
- IT literate
- Excellent organisational and planning skills
- Accepts responsibility and takes ownership
Walker Filtration employs over 300 employees across the globe, serving over 100 countries from our Headquarters in the North East of England, along with competence centres in Australia, the United States and Japan.
As a company, we are committed to sustainable engineering, manufacturing and developing long term careers. We recruit talented, ambitious and driven individuals to be part of Walker Filtration's growth plans.
We firmly believe that people are our greatest asset, and our employees are given the opportunity to progress their own careers and help drive the business forward.
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