The Company
A UK leading electronic manufacturer is seeking an experienced a Production Planner to join the growing team.
The Role
This position’s primary focus will be to manage capacity planning through Epicor and schedule the Surface Mount (SMT) and Conventional (PTH) build plans ensuring service levels are capable of achieving timely delivery and complete customer satisfaction in every facet of the manufacturing & commercial commitments.
Key Responsibilities
Manage capacity planning through Epicor.
Schedule and own Surface Mount and Conventional build plans/schedules, monitoring and reporting against them.
Drive the process to start the job on time, escalating any issues that would stop this from happening.
Providing product delivery dates to Account Managers.
Maintaining Job start dates on Epicor in line with materials, engineering readiness information and any change notes and keeping the Account Managers updated.
Maintain ship dates in line with both the current capacity plan and production schedules.
Monitor the accuracy of the sales order book and report any concerns to account management.
Maintain open Job accuracy and request jobs be closed when necessary.
Support on time in full (OTIF) for regular running products and on-time delivery (OTD) reports for customers.
The Candidate
Qualified to degree level, or good level of higher education.
Demonstrable manufacturing industry experience in planning and job management
Knowledge of EPICOR Kinetic or V10 or similar ERP system
A good understanding on electronics manufacturing processes
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent attention to detail
Proactive and flexible approach
Determined problem owner who will see it resolved.
Excellent MS Office & ERP Skills
The Package
The salary offered for this position is £40,000- £50,000 to candidates who can meet all key qualifications and abilities.
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