Production Planner
Location: York, North Yorkshire YO1
Salary: £29,500 - £32,000 per annum plus 8% bonus potential
Type: Permanent office based role
Hours: Monday to Friday, flexible start times from 7am to 9am and finish times from 3pm to 5pm (e.g., start at 8am, finish at 4pm)
Company: Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are recruiting for an experienced Production Planner to join a well-established company based in York, North Yorkshire.
The Role
You will report to the Operations Director. Working as part of a friendly and results-focused Production team, you will collaborate with our Planning Supervisor, Cell Leads, Logistics, and Purchasing teams to plan, communicate, deliver, and improve our production planning.
Duties
* Create, maintain, and communicate assigned Production plans, considering manpower, equipment, raw materials, production capacity, sales forecast, and new business opportunities, enabling weekly and monthly plan issue and on-time delivery.
* Work with Production, Engineering, Sales, and Quality to align plans with changes and compliance requirements.
* Analyze, identify, and propose solutions to risks associated with the options built into the Production plan, including manufacturing lead times, potential bottlenecks, gaps, and downtimes.
* Monitor plan delivered vs initial plans, considering wins, issues, and improvements for future plans.
* Complete agreed analysis and reporting requirements, presenting data clearly in emails, at meetings, and as required.
* Attend required meetings, providing input and updating plans as necessary.
* Review requests for new sales orders and provide practical promise dates to Sales prior to confirmed orders.
* Collaborate with Planning and Project Management teams to ensure production readiness; enable plan stability and resolve conflicts.
* Review and maintain capacity analysis to ensure proper staffing, machine scheduling, and utilization.
* Support ERP setup, maintenance, updating, and improvements.
* Drive a continuous improvement ethos through own actions and contributions, maintaining and improving service delivery.
Skills and Experience Required
* Experience in a planning/scheduling role relevant to the job responsibilities.
* Confident, professional, and courteous communication skills.
* Attention to detail.
* Lean Manufacturing experience is an advantage.
Benefits
* Salary: Up to £29,500 - £32,000 depending on experience.
* 8% bonus potential.
* 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday with flexible start/finish times.
* Free Car Parking.
* Discount Scheme.
If you would like to apply for the role of Production Planner, please email your CV to (url removed) or call Deb on (phone number removed).
Closing date is 4.5.2025. Please note this could change subject to suitable applications.
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