Production Planner

Mallusk

£30,000-£40,000

34 days holiday

Monday - Friday 8am-4.30om (3.30pm finish on Friday)

Vickerstock are continuing to work in partnership with a global leader in both design & manufacture of high-quality goods on the appointment of an experienced Production Planner.

Your new role:

• You will work closely with the Operations Manager, Production Planning Manager, Plant Manager, Health & Safety Manager & Planners

• Ensure all sales orders are planned and manufactured to meet customer specification and delivery requirements on time, in full
• Liaise with Sales and maintain commercial awareness
• Ensure all customer order changes are actioned and production schedules amended accordingly
• Monitor internal and external constraints and advise Sales of any issues that may cause increased lead times or late delivery
• Optimise machine utilisation and capacity. Establish, highlight and address capacity constraints
• Liaise with Production Manager on manpower and overtime requirements to ensure schedule requirements are met and company budget compliance
• Verifying stock count of raw materials and consumables against projected stock to ensure accuracy
• Create new Bills of Material and Product Structures for all manufactured goods
• Ensure accurate and live demand via MRP recommendations
• Works Order maintenance
• Ownership of site end-to-end supply chain management of all production materials
• Stock management and replenishment
• Establish and resolve supply challenges and address critical challenges as a result of market change or changes in technical, manufacturing or planning processes

What you will need to succeed:

• A minimum of 5 years' working within a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• High level MRP experience.
• Highly skilled in use of Microsoft Excel.

For a confidential conversation about this role get in touch with Chris on 028 9031 3720. To see what other opportunities Vickerstock have to offer please visit www.vickerstock.com