Production Planner - Reading, United Kingdom - First Military Recruitment

First Military Recruitment

Verified Company

Reading, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

EY122 Production Planner

Location:
Reading

Salary:
£35,000

Monday to Friday 9-5

Overview:
First Military Recruitment are currently supporting our client in the search for a Production Planner.

This role gives you opportunity to play a major part in an autonomous manufacturing team and to work with the management team in meeting business objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities of a Production Planner:

To plan production on a daily basis to meet customer demand and target stock levels directing work through the Team Leaders.
To prepare job cards (route cards, inspection instructions, green orders) and ensure that they are fit for purpose in terms of clarity of information and instruction.
To maintain controlled drawing register (hard copy drawings) to review prior to release after issue when job is repeating and to ensure good quality copies are maintained in job pack.
Review and update any job packs in light of customer concerns, suggestions or internal defect reports.
To maintain job boards to ensure smooth changeovers and to maximise press efficiency and where practical make use of SMED disciplines.
Maximise capacity/efficiency through efficient resource utilisation.
Ensure production targets and quality standards are achieved.
Plan workload to minimise scrap.
Plan workload to minimise line clean downs (plastic punching's etc.).
With Maintenance Manager and Maintenance Technician ensure all maintenance is planned in at optimum times; work with maintenance team to ensure machinery is capable of meeting production needs.
Monitor job packs ensure paperwork is clean and remains legible.
Liaise with technical personnel over company competencies in terms of company manufacturing capabilities and build up own skills and knowledge in this area.
Liaise with the buyer/Toolroom to ensure that materials and tooling are available to ensure smooth execution of the plan.
To check purchase orders for material both in terms of correct width, gauge tonnage as well as the technical specification.
Liaise with sales to ensure the production plan meets the requirements of agreements reached with customers.
To monitor, analyse and improve on customer delivery performance to work with others to ensure min on time delivery is achieved % as agreed.
To resolve any customer delivery discrepancies.
To inform on orders complete for despatch and to consider the implications of transport costs and delivery times
To take part in any continual improvement programmes.
To attend Management meetings and play active part in suggestions for improvements including presentation and slides for weekly meeting.
Promote Health, Safety and Environmental best practice.

Skills and Qualifications:

Manufacturing with a mechanical background.
Able to use measuring equipment (micrometres/Vernier's).
Experience of best practice (SMED 5S etc.).
Good communication and leadership.
Able to read technical drawings.
PC literate.
Maintain key skills on all presses to ensure skills and knowledge remain updated.
Encourages new ideas and gives feedback in fair and consistent manner.
Able to communicate at all levels.
Flexible.
Selfmotivated.
Team player.
Attention to detail.

- "Can Do" attitude

Able to provide clear and concise information at all levels.
To work with a clear focus on achieving team goals and supporting colleagues wherever possible.
To be constructive and proactive in the support of continuous improvement.

Location:
Reading

Salary:
£35,000