Production Planner

Our established and successful manufacturing client in Caerphilly are recruiting for a Production Planner to join them on a Temp to Perm basis.

While you will join on a temporary basis initially, the successful candidate will then go onto be offered a permanent contract after a period of bedding in.

In this exciting role you will organise production according to demand and quality standards, ensuring the smooth and cost-efficient flow of production operations.

Hourly Rate: Between -14.50 - -16.65 per hour

Hours: Monday to Thursday 9am -5pm / Friday 9am - 4pm.

Key Duties:

• Coordinate production workflow via capacity planning & lead time systems.
• Maintain the build schedules for manufactured products.
• Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover demand.
• Adhere to the weekly production plan, ensuring best production efficiency.
• BOM integration to support material planning activities.
• Organise production builds to satisfy customer demand & avoid productivity stoppage.
• Liaison with Labour planner regarding line running rates and any potential line problems.
• Ensure adequate availability of parts for build avoiding supply shortages.
• Monitor supplier performance in line with Purchasing Team Leader.
• Monitor finished goods stock levels maintaining inventory in line with agreed KPI''s.
• Prepare and submit status and performance reports.
• Collaborate with quality control, warehouse and other staff.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Knowledge of tracking material and flow within production.
• Excellent knowledge of production planning and quality control principles.
• Working knowledge of MS Office and systems.
• Strong organisational, problem-solving and numeracy skills.
• Excellent communication abilities.
• Experience in production scheduling ideally within an assembly environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to quickly join a highly prestigious engineering company with a long, successful history. For the right person, a permanent contract will be offered quickly.