Type: Permanent
Salary: £30k – £33k
Location: Alfreton, Derbyshire

2fawcett are recruiting for a Production Planner to join a leading Manufacturing Business in Alfreton, Derbyshire. You will thrive in working in a fast-paced and dynamic manufacturing environment, where customer satisfaction and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Reviewing and actioning MRP recommendations to release Production Orders required to enable OTIF across product range.
• Inputting into item parameter and BOM changes based on commodity knowledge.
• Facilitating and maximising efficiency whilst maintaining integrity and excellence.
• Working with Production to plan capacity and schedule work into Production
• Preparing sales order data to facilitate the management of sales orders
• Managing daily orders through the production process
• Working closely with Sales to communicate any impact on fulfilment date where stock is not available
• Facilitating the resolution of issues and potential blockages within the Production Process to achieve OTIF
• Ensuring that all sales orders are shipped and invoiced on the day that they are despatched
• Working with Production Planning Analyst to ensure that production is forward planned, agreed, and actioned
• Owning documentation relating to Production Planning activities.
• Developing, documenting and maintaining a thorough set of Process Instructions, Standard Operating Procedures, and Work Instructions
• Providing input into process improvements across the E2E business

Skills & Experience:

• A detailed understanding of manufacturing and production processes
• Strong ownership and influencing skills – required to work across a wide stakeholder group
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in supply chain management within the manufacturing industry
• Good problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Dynamics
• Proficiency in Excel
• Demonstrable capability in handling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Detail-oriented and tenacious approach with strong organisational skills