Manufacturing Production Planner Location: Hailsham, BN27 4EL Salary: Competitive, DOE Contract: Full time, Permanent Hours: Monday – Friday, 37 hours – An element of flexibility as to when hours are worked Benefits: A competitive salary, private medical insurance, 25 days holiday, salary sacrifice company pension, life insurance, a state-of-the-art working environment Take Your Career to the Next Level with VACGEN For over 60 years, VACGEN has been driving innovation in ultra-high vacuum (UHV) technology, supporting cutting-edge research across the globe. From NASA and the European Space Agency to CERN, our high-precision products are trusted by world-leading institutions and researchers to deliver results. We are now looking for a Production Planner to provide a forward-looking planning function for all products that: Maximises our Shipping Performance and achieves our On-time Delivery Goals. Exceeds our Customers’ expectations. Drives Continuous improvement. Interacts between Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain functions. In addition to this as our Production Planner you will be responsible for: Being involved in Order Input Control Process – Liaising with Sales on delivery dates and agreeing delivery dates prior to Order Input. Taking ownerships of, and planning all products through Manufacturing Cells. Maximising use of the order management system and ensuring visibility of all orders. Identifying critical items and issues, and resolving them. Cross-functional communication and co-ordination to minimise delays. Investigating available capacity vs. likely load. Producing and publishing metrics and reports as required. Supporting function for team members in production and purchasing during absences. In order to be successful in this role it’s essential that you have: ERP Planning experience. Excellent communication and negotiation skills. Engineering competence in relation to machining and assembly. A suitable level of product and organisational familiarisation is a distinct advantage. The ability to make decisions within guidelines and take responsibility for these. The ability to meet time frames and work under pressure. It would be great if you had: Qualified to ONC / HNC level in Engineering / Manufacturing or relevant planning / purchasing professional qualification. 5 years Production Planning system experience. Microsoft Dynamics AX experience. Previous exposure of working in a manufacturing and assembly organisation. Good analytical and numeracy skills. Strong systems and excel knowledge. Knowledge of supply chain. If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role, click on “APPLY” today, forwarding an up-to-date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance. No agencies please