Production Planner - Hailsham, United Kingdom - Recruitment South East Ltd

Recruitment South East Ltd
Recruitment South East Ltd
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Hailsham, United Kingdom

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Production Planner


Our client is a precision engineering company providing high quality vacuum products and services for customers in science and semiconductor industry.

They are currently looking for a

Production Planner to join their team in Hailsham.


The main purpose of this role will be:
To provide a forward-looking planning function for all products that:

  • Maximises our client's Shipping Performance and achieves our On-time Delivery Goals
  • Exceeds our client's Customers' expectations
  • Drives Continuous improvement
  • Coordinates activities and processes to ensure that "Stockouts" are minimised
  • Interacts between Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain functions
  • This role requires effective interaction with Team Leaders to ensure Ontime Delivery
  • Ensures that all processes and procedures are adhered to

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The main requirements and employee accountabilities are:

  • Be involved in Order Input Control Process
  • Liaise with Sales on delivery dates, agree delivery dates prior to Order Input
  • Take Ownership of, and plan all products through Manufacturing Cells
  • Maximise use of the order management system and ensure visibility of all orders
  • Identify critical items and issues, and resolve them
  • Crossfunctional communication and coordination to minimise delays
  • Investigate available capacity vs. likely load
  • Produce and publish metrics as required
  • Support function for team members in production and purchasing during absences

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

The essential skills/experience required for this role are:

  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills are essential
  • Engineering competence in relation to machining and assembly and a suitable level of product and organisational familiarisation is a distinct advantage
  • The ability to make decisions within guidelines and take responsibility for these is essential
  • The ability to meet time frames and work under pressure is important
  • ERP planning experience is essential
  • Drive and Enthusiasm are prerequisite

DESIRABLE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
The skills and experience we would like the employee in this role to have are:

  • 5+ years Production Planning system experience
  • Microsoft Dynamics AX experience is an advantage
  • Previous exposure working in a manufacturing and assembly organisation
  • Good analytical and numeracy skills
  • Strong systems and excel knowledge
  • Knowledge of supply chain

QUALIFICATIONS

Desirable Qualifications:

  • Qualified to ONC/HNC level in Engineering/Manufacturing or relevant planning/purchasing professional qualification.

PERSONAL QUALITIES/ATTRIBUTES
We require the following personal qualities/attributes

  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Decisive
  • Problem solving skills
  • Ability to build good relationships

Salary:
negotiable, DOE


37 hour week, flexible working with a 12pm Friday finish.


You will also get benefits as follows: 25 days holiday, life insurance of 4* salary, pension 6% employer contributions and 3% employee.

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