Production Planner
Location: Aylesford, Kent
Salary: £34,000 - £36,000
Hours: Days only mon-fri (Full-time, permanent)
We are working on behalf of a leading global supplier and manufacturer in FMCG with customers globally.
In this role, you will be responsible for the planning of all orders into the production and planning schedules to ensure customer deadlines are met to the best of our abilities. You will oversee all stock control tasks related to production planning.
You will be expected to communicate effectively with departments such as Customer Support, Quality, and Production to help ensure schedule adherence and assist in the completion of objectives.
Day-to-day responsibilities of the Production Planner role:
1. Planning all customer orders in the most efficient way to maximize production capacity.
2. Overseeing all administrative tasks related to production planning, including raising batch documents and booking.
3. Allocating raw materials following company procedures.
4. Working closely with Production to ensure efficient stock rotation.
5. Liaising with relevant departments to ensure raw materials arrive and can be sampled within necessary timescales.
6. Daily planning of the production/packing programs using the N1 report in a timely manner from the order date.
7. Overseeing allocation of document queries and authorizing batch changes for Production/Warehouse.
8. Minimizing plan changes wherever possible by working closely with Production Team Leaders to match workload with resources.
9. Overseeing urgent orders to ensure customers’ needs are met to the best of our ability.
10. Responsible for all stock rotation and movement for the Prep room/Warehouse to improve efficiency.
Benefits for the Production Planner:
1. Personal growth including training and development opportunities.
2. Health Cash Plan.
3. Subsidized gym membership.
4. Flexible access to your pay with Aslan.
5. Discretionary bonus.
If you are interested in this role, please apply, and Reed Engineering looks forward to speaking with you in more detail.
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