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SalaryProduction Planner – Permanent Contract to start ASAP!
Location: Minworth, Sutton Coldfield
Hours of Work: 8.30am – 5.00pm – Mon – Fri (40hrs)
Salary: £27,000pa - £30,000pa
PlannerMain Role:
Responsible for developing and implementing production schedules to meet customer demand and optimize resources.
Main Duties:
• Planning and organizing production schedules.
• Collaborate with sales, operations, and procurement teams to gather relevant data for effective production planning.
• Highlight any capacity constraints or Bottlenecks throughout the business.
• Monitor inventory, to ensure stock usage is being optimized.
• Utilize AMS ERP system to maintain accurate production planning.
• Communicate Production schedules to relevant departments and adjust plans as needed.
• Evaluate and implement continuous improvement initiative to enhance production processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address and resolve production related issues.
• Review and develop production KPIs.
• Reviewing monthly production outputs.
• Control and monitor production related costs to maximize profits.
• Travel may be required to other AMS Facilities (Belfast & Bristol)
Person Specification
• Proven experience as a Production Planner or in a similar role withing a manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of manufacturing production and processes
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement skills.
• An understanding of Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Excel
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Strong mathematical skills
• Ability to work to a high degree of accuracy.
• Good understanding of business
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work using own initiative.
• Attention to detail.
• Able to communicate with individuals at all levels.
• Good team working skills.
• Time management
• Honesty and integrity
• Behave in line with our values.
• Willing to work extra to meet deadlines and when the business needs require it
• Willing to travel to other sites, including overseas.
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