Thegrowth of the company is going to plan,and, following the promotion of our Production Planner into a managerial role,we're very pleased to have createda new vacancy foran additional Production Planner as welook tosplit the current job of planning for two departments into two roles, with this new role being responsible for planning for the CNC Machine Shop. We're looking tohire a Production Planner to take up a permanent position to plan efficient CNC machine loading to meet strong and consistently growing customer demand for our productsfrom companies operating inleading edge technologies. In this newly created role, you will have access to a good support structure and you will be given scope to really make this job your own. With a long, stable history, and operating from modern, clean, well organised and well equipped premises, we can offer long term job securitydue to the blend of customers we supply,operating in sustainableindustries where demand for our patented, and market leading product range is growing. We're constantly looking to invest in new technologies and the products we make truly go on to make a real difference to peoples' lives.If you join us, you can certainly be proud of thecontribution you are making to the world. Job title: Production Planner Location: outskirts of Tewkesbury, commutable from Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Worcester and surrounding areas Salary: We're looking to pay £35,000 - £40,000 based on your capabilities and experienceso there is room for discussion to meet your salary requirements, just get in touch for more information. Benefits: Generous pension contributions, life insurance policy of 2 x your annual salary at no cost to you, Christmas shut down, generous holiday entitlement plus all bank holidays, long service awards offering combinations of bonus and extra days holidays, uniformand PPE all at no cost to you, free tea and coffee,free on-site parking, modern facilities and a great deal more (more details available). Contract Type: Permanent Production Planner - Role & Responsibilities: Producing loading plans for each CNC machine including manual operations (deburr, inspection, packing, dispatch etc.) Monitoring workload against machine shop capacity Monitoring production output against the plan, flagging items for prioritisation Monitoring delivery to customer performance, measured against planned customer schedules Reporting production levels to senior management team Checking stock for material availability Creating purchase orders on stock control system and generating correct paperwork Creating requisition orders forsub contractorsto complete outsourced operations Attending production meetings to report current and planned figures Producing daily, weekly and monthly reports Daily use of the company's MRP system Production Planner - Skills & Experience needed: Experience of working as a Production Planner in a CNC Machine Shop environment or very similar Strong organisational skills, able to establish priorities, whilst managing multiple tasks Excellent verbal and written communication skills Capable of producing reports and presenting details to senior management Confident using Microsoft Office software Excel, Word. Experience of working with planning software (ERP/MRP) the brand isnt important To apply for thisProduction Plannerposition To apply for thisProduction Planner job or if you'd just like more information to see if it might be a job you'd be interested in, either click on the 'apply now' buttonon this advert and follow the instructions to upload your CV or contact me, Tom Andrews, at Meridian on01242-246 020 01242.246.020 or tandrews(at)meridianbs(dot)co(dot)uk tandrews(at)meridianbs(dot) co (dot) uk No CV? No problem Get in touch, Id be happy to help. Please be assured, we promise complete confidentiality. Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy. ADZN1_UKTJ