Production Planner
Location: Dudley
Type: Permanent
Salary: Up to circa £35,000 per annum
Hours: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
We are pleased to support a forward-thinking SME manufacturing business based in the Dudley area who have a great opportunity for an experienced and detail-oriented Production Planner to join them. You will take accountability for developing production schedules, ensuring timely delivery of manufactured products, and maintaining optimal finished stock levels.
As the Production Planner, you will play a crucial role in coordinating and optimizing manufacturing scheduling processes.
The Production Planner will be responsible for:
1. Developing and maintaining production schedules based on demand forecasts, internal capacity/resources, and customer orders.
2. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure availability of resources, such as materials and manpower, to meet production targets.
3. Monitoring inventory levels and working closely with procurement to ensure adequate supply of materials.
4. Analyzing production data, identifying bottlenecks, and proposing process improvements.
5. Coordinating with shipping and logistics departments to ensure timely delivery of finished goods.
6. Communicating production updates and potential delays to relevant stakeholders.
Who are we looking for?
You will be a detail-oriented individual with experience in roles such as Production Planner, Production Controller, Production Analyst, or Capacity Planner. Experience in planning schedules for sheet metal processes is ideal but not essential. You should possess a good level of knowledge in using MS Excel as well as MRP for planning functions.
The application process:
Our mission is to support our clients in creating an equal, diverse, and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, please make it known at the earliest opportunity.
We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time, your details won’t be retained. If you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your job search.
About Us:
Prince Personnel is an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment, or contract, you’ll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire, and North Wales. Prince Personnel specializes in commercial, accounts and finance, and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around, we are an independent agency working hard for you.
Reference: AA26270
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