Job specification

Position: Production Planner

Location: Corwen

Hours: Monday - Friday days

Salary: £24,000-£28,000 p.a.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a professional to join an organisation which is growing, diversifying and is passionate about customer satisfaction. This is a new role which has been created in response to recent growth in volume and complexity of activity, if you believe that you have the skills/attributes that can help us on our journey, then we would like to hear from you.

Key responsibilities/duties

• To manage the master production plan for both Formulation Blending and Liquid/powder filling activities.
• Continually review production plan to maintain line/tank capacity to ensure plans are achievable within known constraints.
• Develop a run strategy to optimise efficiencies of production v's customer requirements.
• Maintain finished good stock levels in line with agreed customer models.
• Regularly review the Demand Plan and Supply Plan with Supply Chain Manager.
• Attend customer S&OP meetings.
• Management of slow-moving stock levels to minimise waste.
• Carry out NCR investigations and complete corrective actions related to planning errors.
• Master data management (BoM/Timing/Costings).
• NPD - Work closely with key stakeholders during product set-up/review/sign-off.
• NPD - Work closely with Business Development Manager to provide costings for finished goods. Review routing, define direct costs, overheads, and margins.
• Chair daily internal production planning meeting.
• Become an active member of the Site's Continuous Improvement Committee, identify investment opportunities, capacity pinch-points and under-utilisation opportunities.

The successful candidate will require the following:

• Previous experience within a consumer goods manufacturing industry with the responsibility for planning/scheduling.
• Strong working knowledge of use of MRP/ERP systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Further qualifications within supply-chain e.g. CPIM
• Pro-active and analytical with the ability to understand trade-offs when providing solutions to problems.
• Experience of working cross-functionally and with multidisciplinary teams.

Please call Nicola at HR GO recruitment for more information on 0151 347110 or email nicola.evans@hrgo.co.uk