Manufacturing Planner

Overview

Plan and schedule production, manage stock, ensure on‑time delivery and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• production scheduling
• capacity planning
• stock management
• demand forecasting
• kpi monitoring
• iso compliance

Tasks

-Manage life cycles of SKU's to ensure stock availability to meet business Customer OTIF. -Communicate with Customer Service on lead times and availability of products. -Ensure full compliance with ISO9001 and ISO14001 standards. -Create and maintain production schedules within capacity and resource targets and co-ordinate the schedules with production to ensure inventory targets and customer demand is met. -Ensure planning schedules support optimisation of production efficiency, plant utilisation, labour availability, material usage, changeovers and customer service. -Evaluate Raw Material and Consumable demand to ensure everything is in place for production. -Manage volume fluctuations considering sales vs forecast and anticipate production changes. -Continuously evaluate planning, stock control systems and KPI’s for improvements. -You will be required to be flexible with working hours and provide cover for colleagues’ absences. -Manage daily scheduling activities and take the lead in decision making for optimising plans and effect high standards of communication across the business. -Execute high standards of capacity planning across production for high OTIF. -Promote new ideas, continuous improvement and learning. -Assist with Investigation of stock discrepancies and stock shortages to determine root cause. -Ensure KPI targets for production planning, stock availability, lead times, delivery performance and customer service levels are consistently achieved.

Requirements

• navision erp
• mattec
• ms office
• 5+ years
• stock control
• problem solving

What You Bring

-Good communication and rapport with supplier and work colleagues at all levels. -Stock to be maintained at agreed levels to support customer service levels, with high OTIF -Effective influencer and decisive decision maker. Good team player and can work on own initiative. -Good practical understanding of production scheduling, stock control and ERP systems. -Adherence to production schedules, defined lead times and agreed KPI monitors. -+5 years production planning experience within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. -Computer literate with excellent MS Office skills. -Knowledge of Navision ERP and Mattec production monitoring systems. -Must have excellent organisational skills. -Demonstrate a positive attitude, lead by example and resolve any problems quickly. -Previous experience with inventory management. -Problem solve issues that may arise with production scheduling and deadlines. -Excellent standards of practical production planning, stock control, communication, organisation, personal discipline, Health & Safety, quality of work, time management, problem solving, team collaboration and customer service. Demonstrate a high attention to detail and well organised.

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About Epwin Group Plc

-Grows through innovation and acquisitions. -Expanded into roofline, cladding, rainwater, decking, and GRP building components. -Serves customers including private homeowners, social housing providers, new-build developers, and installers. -Portfolio includes PVC windows, doors & curtain walling, composite decking, cladding, roofline trims, rainwater systems, and GRP prefabricated structures. -Projects range from social housing refurbishments to new-build estates, retail, and trade merchant installations across the UK. -Notable for integrating post-industrial and recycled PVC into manufacturing.

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