Production Planner

The Production Planner is responsible for scheduling short-term production, balancing the system generated production requisitions with the most efficient running of the production lines. The Production Planner will be the key day-to-day contact for Manufacturing and will lead improvement projects and chair daily planning meetings.

• Root cause and analyse service issues.
• Chair daily planning meetings for Broomhouse Lane and Neale road when applicable.
• Document processes and process improvements.
• Provide wider business with proactive insight into upcoming service risks.
• Deliver Customer Service and Inventory targets by maintaining stock levels with target parameters.
• Maximise efficient production time. E.g. Planning production in a sequence that minimises changeover time.
• Communicate to wider business the root cause, recovery plan and recovery date of parts which are out of stock.
• Form a close relationship with relevant Production Mangers in ways of working.
• Contribute to improving system masterdata and process automation in the Planning team.

• Strong excel skills and ability to create bespoke action-focused reports from scratch.
• Experience in production planning.
• Experience and knowledge of using IFS or similar ERP software.
• Able to demonstrate building strong relationships with other internal departments.
• Highly self-motivated, resilient and confident in own ability.
• Problem Solving Skills – process improvement techniques, problem analysis and resolution.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate at all levels.
• Target focused, able to prioritise and manage own time.
• Knowledge of demand planning, capacity planning, material planning and scheduling.
• Experience in manufacturing operations.

• 25 days holiday entitlement
• Various health & wellbeing initiatives including complimentary occupational health on-site physiotherapy and counselling services
• Free on-site parking
• Free flu vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff discount on all Genuit Group products
• Contributory pension scheme - matched up to 8%
• Life assurance (linked to pension scheme membership)
• Save as you earn Sharesave Scheme