Job Description

Production Planner

Location: EMEA, United Kingdom, Berkshire

Ref: JOHNCRANEEMEA02141

Division: John Crane

Job Function: Operations



We are seeking a skilled Production Planner to join our team and oversee the planning schedule for lapping and machining finished goods. In this critical role, you will collaborate closely with the manufacturing lead, shop floor chargehands, and customer support team to ensure smooth capacity planning and meet our customers\' requirements while supporting the gas seal test plan.

The role is based in Slough, Monday to Friday during normal office hours.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Capacity management and scheduling for Gas seals, Wet seals and R&D components.
• Initiates continuous and effective communications between customer support and production area.
• Responsible for due date management of the assigned area.
• Reviews cell capacities and develops both short- & long-term capacity plans, establishing and adjusting schedule dates and relative priorities on work orders, adjusting lot sizes when necessary to meet manufacturing requirements and constraints.
• Determines, recommends, and provides for an alternative when demand exceeds capacities.
• Processes paperwork and maintains records as required.
• Regular communication with manufacturing and lapping shop chargehands to plan workload.
• Support subcontract processes.
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Diversity & Inclusion

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

The Individual

• Experience with SAP Production Planning Module.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Familiarity with working in an industrial and quality standards regulated manufacturing environment (e.g., automotive, aerospace, oil, and gas, etc.).
• Experience in manufacturing complex size-critical components in a low batch high variety environment.
• Excellent people and communication skills.

About Smiths

At Smiths we apply leading-edge technology to design, manufacture and deliver market-leading innovative solutions that meet our customers\' evolving needs, and touch the lives of millions of people every day. We are a FTSE100, global business of around 14,600 colleagues, based in 50+ countries. Our solutions have a real impact on lives across the planet, enabling industry, improving healthcare, enhancing security, advancing connectivity and supporting new homes. Our products and services are often critical to our customer s\' operations, while our proprietary technology and high service levels help create competitive advantage. We welcome colleagues with a curious mind, who are happy with responsibility, enjoy a challenge and are attracted by the idea of working at a business with a 170+ year history of innovation, and five global divisions, all experts in their field.

About John Crane

John Crane (www.johncrane.com) is a global leader in rotating equipment solutions, supplying engineered technologies and services to process industries. The company designs and manufactures a variety of products including mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems and predictive digital monitoring technologies. John Crane customer service is accessed through a global network of more than 200 sales and service facilities in over 50 countries. Fiscal year 2016 revenue was greater than 1 Billion USD (\xc2\xa3830m). John Crane is part of Smiths Group (www.smiths.com), a global leader in applying advanced technologies for markets in threat and contraband detection, energy, medical devices, communications, and engineered components.

Smiths Group