Our busy Manufacturing client in the Newry area require a Production Planner to join their team. Reporting to the Head of Operations and liaising with the Sales, Engineering and Production team you will be a key member within the business ensuring timely, efficient and accurate production of product to the correct specification, on time and in full.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Production Planning and Scheduling
* Control and update production schedule, on a continual basis, ensuring data integrity and optimal accuracy.
* In conjunction with Production Management, schedule production to both maximise production efficiency and meet customer’s requirements.
* Confirm production completion date to sales, on a timely basis & within agreed time frame.
* Raise works orders for finished product and run Material Requirements Planning (MRP) process to generate work to lists/parts works orders and distribute all accordingly.
* Create new hitch & bucket Bill of Material (BOM) on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, from information supplied by Engineers for production and pricing purposes.
* Check and approve new hitch & bucket Bill of Material (BOM) for production.
* Plan full loads/containers for despatch.
* Track production metrics such as labour efficiencies, cycle time and other KPI’s as required.
Required Skills and Qualifications
* Proven experience in production planning, scheduling, and control within a manufacturing environment.
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions.
* Proficiency in using production planning and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
* Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
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