Production Planner

Job Role: Production Planner
Location: Bredbury
Shift: Days Only
Salary: £32,000 - £33,000 Per Annum

Metalis is working in partnership with a prestigious steel supplier in Bredbury who are looking to hire a skilled Production Planner on a permanent contract.

Job Duties:

• Joining a busy production team creating and managing job card routings and allocations to various levels of manufacture
• Develop route cards to ensure the most economic and efficient methods of manufacture, liaising with the programming department
• Ensure all documentation is issued to the shop floor in a timely manner via work to lists
• Work in conjunction with Stores / Goods Inwards to ensure all materials and Kits are available for manufacture & Assembly
• Control all rework operation as a result of NCR's modifying route sheets if required
• Participate in Pre-production Meetings to determine optimal manufacturing methods
• Assist the Production Scheduler to ensure each work center is effectively loaded
• Provide advice and assistance to the Sales Department to enable quotations to be accurate in terms of cost and lead time
• Produce shop floor documentation to the correct standards within a timely and efficient manner.
• Maintain a high level of housekeeping and follow the 5S program

Job Requirements:

• Experience of scheduling CNC Machining operations and outside services desirable but not essential
• Responsiveness and ability to work to tight deadlines/schedules
• Be able to work independently under pressure
• Fully IT proficient in typically used applications to both manage information and present to the business and customers
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work effectively with peers
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Self-starter, confident with a positive 'can do' attitude and work ethic
• Comfortable in a problem solving and decision-making environment

Salary & Shift:

• 39 hour working week,
• Monday to Thursday - 8am to 4.30pm & Fridays 8am to 3.30pm
• £32,000 - £33,000 Per Annum depending on experience
• Benefits included

If you feel as though you have the background, skills and experience for this role then please apply today with your latest CV. A recruitment consultant will be in touch with all successful applications to discuss the company and role in more detail.