Production Planner

CV-Library • Accrington, Lancashire • 3h ago

CareerMakers Recruitment are currently looking for a Production Planner in Accrington, BB5.

Duties:

Develop and maintain robust production schedules to ensure customer demand and delivery requirements are achieved.
Utilise customer forecasts to support effective production planning and material scheduling.
Liaise directly with internal and external stakeholders, providing regular orderbook updates and communicating any changes to delivery schedules.
Monitor production progress and ensure manufacturing activities remain on schedule.
Resolve scheduling conflicts and adjust plans were required to optimise production efficiency.
Assess labour and capacity requirements, highlighting shortages or constraints where necessary.
Evaluate raw material and bill of material requirements to support production demands
Assisting with the booking and coordination of couriers and logistics to support on-time customer deliveries
Evaluate production performance, identifying opportunities for improvement within the planning process.
Generate and distribute KPI reports, analysing trends and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills:

Previous experience in a production planning capacity
Possess strong planning and analysis skills with the ability to implement processes and procedures and to track progress.
Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
Excellent organisational skills, initiative, attention to detail.
Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office packages, in particular Excel.
Knowledge of manufacturing processes and ERP/MRP system experience required.