Job Description

Production Planner

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a young and ambitious manufacturing company. Air Filtration Solutions Ltd is striving to become a key player in medical and respiratory device manufacturing and as such we are looking for individuals who share our values to come and join our team.

We are looking for an experienced Production Planner to organize production according to demand and quality standards. You will need to ensure our goods are produced on time for distribution in a profitable manner.

Working closely and reporting in to the Production manager, you will need to be well-versed in production procedures and look for ways to optimise them to ensure the smooth and cost-efficient flow of our production operations. You will need to be organised and results-driven with great problem-solving skills. Advanced communication and computer skills are essential.

Responsibilities

As a production planner, you will need to:

Coordinate production workflow for multiple products

Plan and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay

Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand.

Monitor jobs to ensure they will finish on time and within budget

Address issues when they arise aiming for minimum disruption

Obtain output information (number of finished products, percentage of defectives etc.)

Prepare and submit status and performance reports

Keep paperwork organized

Collaborate with quality control, warehouse and other staff

Within expected timeframes, communicate in advance with internal stakeholders (Sales) the expected completion and despatch dates for customer orders so that they can in turn provide this information to the customer

Monitor lead times within a defined maximum duration for each product line.

Identify constraints and bottlenecks within the system to improve lead time.

Develop the systems and role to enable the rapid growth of the production output

Desirable skills

You will be expected to have:

Proven experience as production planner

Excellent knowledge of production planning and quality control principles

Proficient in the use of MS Excel MS Office Suite, and a knowledge of MRP principles
Good at math and statistics

Strong organizational and problem-solving skills

Excellent communication abilities

Working Hours

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You will be expected to work around 40 hours a week, whilst being flexible to ensure that production deadlines are met.

Salary

Starting salaries of up to 30,000 per annum depending on experience

Bonus

Pension provided 3 months after full time employment commences

20 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays

The company is willing to invest time and money in training the right people; in return we expect driven personnel who want to succeed and help grow the size and good reputation of the company.

Please apply with CV and covering letter.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to 30,000.00 per year

Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Experience:

Production planning: 3 years (required)
Language:

English (required)
Work Location: In person