Join us as a Junior Production Planner in Glasgow.
We are seeking a technically experienced and highly motivated specialist that is looking to grow and develop their skillset in the role of Junior Production Planner. Apply now to develop your career with NORIT!
As a Production Planner, your daily tasks will include:
* Production activities related to the manufacture of activated carbon and monitor the quality of carbon grades produced.
* Customer orders, planning, and preparing production schedules to maintain adequate stock levels and meet customer orders with correct dispatch dates.
* The production plan around changes in customer orders, plant breakdowns, milling and packaging issues, and off-quality products.
* With the Operations Manager, Maintenance Manager, and central planning function to create a yearly production plan aligned with the site production wheel.
* Weekly and longer-term production plans,
* Monthly stock counts for raw materials and packaging,
* Coordinating with customers for sales of intermediate and spent acid, and with customer care and transport to ensure on-time shipment and order advancement.
* The efforts of Shift Managers to ensure effective operation of the process and delivery of the production plan.
Requirements
* At least 5 years of technical experience in the chemical manufacturing industry or similar,
* Educational degree in Science, Chemistry or Engineering,
* Ability to successfully transfer skills from chemical processing role into production planning,
* Additional experience in production planning is advantageous,
* Good communication and analytical skills,
* Understanding of Product Uniformity/Variation and Manufacturing Process Control,
* High computer literacy skills.
Benefits
* Competitive salary and additional benefit package,
* Supportive and dynamic, yet down-to-earth work environment,
* A flat organization with short lines in which ownership and initiatives are valued,
* We support the development of our employees in the form of on-the-job learning, training and courses.
About NORIT Activated Carbon
NORIT Activated Carbon is one of the global leaders and produces various qualities of activated carbon in its powder and granular form. Our mission - to be the customer’s #1 choice for added value activated carbon solutions in energy, environmental, water, food, chemical, pharma, automotive, and other industrial markets. We supply a broad portfolio of materials, know-how and technical expertise, complementary services and technologies.
We have established our global presence with manufacturing plants in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Italy and United States and as well a Global Business Service center in Riga.