Location: Hailsham, BN27 4EL
Salary: Competitive, DOE
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday, 37 hours with 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. Our high-precision products are trusted by world-leading institutions and researchers to deliver results.
We are now recruiting for a Production and Planning Graduate to assume responsibility for maintaining and supporting a forward-looking planning function across all of our products.
You will effectively interact with Team Leaders to ensure on-time delivery and adherence to all processes and procedures.
In addition to this, with training and support, you will be responsible for:
* Involvement in order inputting, liaising with Sales on delivery dates, and agreeing on delivery dates prior to Order Input.
* Interacting with Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain functions.
* Maximising the use of the order management system and ensuring visibility of all orders.
* Producing and publishing metrics as required.
* Maximising our shipping performance and achieving our on-time delivery goals.
* Taking ownership of and planning products through Manufacturing Cells.
* Identifying critical items and issues, and resolving them.
* Investigating available capacity vs. likely load.
* Providing support for team members in production and purchasing during absences.
In order to be successful in this role, it’s essential that you have:
* A degree in a relevant subject alongside a strong willingness to learn.
* Excellent organisation and communication skills.
* Ability to make decisions within guidelines and take responsibility for these.
* Ability to meet time frames and work under pressure.
* Good analytical and numeracy skills.
* Strong systems and Excel knowledge.
It would be great if you had:
* ERP planning experience.
* Production planning system experience.
* Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics AX.
* Previous exposure working in a manufacturing and assembly organisation.
* Engineering competence in relation to machining and assembly.
It would be great if you had a Business Administration qualification, but this is not essential.
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.
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