Job vacancy - Production Planner
Position: Production Planner
Reference: acsCproplan
Location: Crawley
Salary: £25,000 - £27,000 per annum
Job Title: Production Planner
Are you a Production Planner with experience in a Manufacturing environment? Are you confident organising jobs and compiling detailed working schedules?
Overview:
Ensures goods manufactured by employer are produced in a cost-effective way that meets quality specifications.
Responsibilities:
- Liaises with KAMs and Sales Admin Team to determine customer requirements
- Plan and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay
- Predict how long a project will take to complete
- Develop a production schedule detailing all tasks and when they should be completed by to meet predicted completion date and are within budget
- Liaises with Line Manager to address issues when they arise to ensure minimum disruption
- Monitors project's progress to ensure it's following the schedule
- Organises project paperwork, including purchase orders, and maintains records
Skills/Experience Required:
- A clear understanding of Manufacturing and Production processes
- Understanding of Business Operations
- Be able to compile detailed working schedules
- Effective Supervisory skills
- Project work experience
- Supply Chain and Distribution Management knowledge
- Quality Control experience
- Strong IT skills and proficient MS Excel user
ACS are recruiting for a Production Planner. If you feel that you have the skills and experience required in this advertisement to be a Production Planner please submit your CV including an outline of your experience as a Production Planner. It is always a good idea to include a covering letter outlining your experience as a Production Planner with your application as this will enhance your chances of selection and improve your prospects of landing the Production Planner role you desire.