Manufacturing Production Planner
Location: Hailsham, BN27 4EL
Salary: Competitive, DOE
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Hours: Monday – Friday, 37 hours – An element of flexibility as to when hours are worked
Benefits: A competitive salary, private medical insurance, 25 days holiday, salary sacrifice company pension, life insurance, a state-of-the-art working environment!
Take Your Career to the Next Level with VACGEN!
For over 60 years, VACGEN has been driving innovation in ultra-high vacuum (UHV) technology, supporting cutting-edge research across the globe. From NASA and the European Space Agency to CERN, our high-precision products are trusted by world-leading institutions and researchers to deliver results.
We are now looking for a Production Planner to provide a forward-looking planning function for all products that:
* Maximises our Shipping Performance and achieves our On-time Delivery Goals.
* Exceeds our Customers’ expectations.
* Drives Continuous improvement.
* Interacts between Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain functions.
In addition to this as our Production Planner you will be responsible for:
* Being involved in Order Input Control Process – Liaising with Sales on delivery dates and agreeing delivery dates prior to Order Input.
* Taking ownerships of, and planning all products through Manufacturing Cells.
* Maximising use of the order management system and ensuring visibility of all orders.
* Identifying critical items and issues, and resolving them.
* Cross-functional communication and co-ordination to minimise delays.
* Investigating available capacity vs. likely load.
* Producing and publishing metrics and reports as required.
* Supporting function for team members in production and purchasing during absences.
In order to be successful in this role it’s essential that you have:
* ERP Planning experience.
* Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
* Engineering competence in relation to machining and assembly.
* A suitable level of product and organisational familiarisation is a distinct advantage.
* The ability to make decisions within guidelines and take responsibility for these.
* The ability to meet time frames and work under pressure.
It would be great if you had:
* Qualified to ONC / HNC level in Engineering / Manufacturing or relevant planning / purchasing professional qualification.
* 5 + years Production Planning system experience.
* Microsoft Dynamics AX experience.
* Previous exposure of working in a manufacturing and assembly organisation.
* Good analytical and numeracy skills.
* Strong systems and excel knowledge.
* Knowledge of supply chain.
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role, click on “APPLY” today, forwarding an up-to-date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.
No agencies please