I’m currently recruiting for a Production Planner to join an award-winning supplier of raw materials. We are looking for someone who thrives under pressure and works well in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Key Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Join a company that are industry leaders with over 30 years’ experience
• 24 days holiday + bank holidays, (includes Christmas shut down each year)
• Employee Discount Scheme (Reward Gateway)
• Corporate Eyecare vouchers
• Long service awards
• Company Pension Scheme

The Role:

• Day to day scheduling of all production, ensuring that orders are planned to meet customer delivery requirements.
• Purchase raw materials, packaging and consumables to meet production requirements.
• Ensure that all outstanding orders are managed with confirmed delivery dates from the supplier.
• Continually review capacity, material and resource availability ensuring that the production plan is achievable.
• Ensure that the daily production plans are created in a timely fashion.
• Review sales enquiries and provide delivery dates based on material availability, capacity, and internal lead times.
• Work closely with the department managers, ensuring that when issues arise the plan is updated, and sales are
• informed of the delivery impact to pass on to the customer.
• Monitor inventory levels against agreed target levels.
• Proactively involved in continuous improvement activities within own area of expertise.

The Candidate:

• Team player and able to work with a variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to adapt and confidently navigate challenges that may arise such as machinery downtime, delayed deliveries, challenging deadlines and occasional absenteeism.
• Previous experience in a Production Planning role
• Highly organised
• Strong attention to detail
• Decisive and analytical in decision-making/ problem solving
• Cool and calm under pressure
• Relevant qualification or studying towards (e.g. CIPS, business management qualification or supply chain)
• Effective communication.
• Highly organised.
• Strong attention to detail
• Decisive and analytical in decision-making/ problem solving.
• Cool and calm under pressure.