Full job descriptionJob Title: Production Planner
Salary: Up to £35,000
Location: Oldham


Our client is currently looking for an experienced Production Planner to join the business on a permanent basis due to consistent growth year on year. An excellent opportunity to join a business that values and promotes from with in and progressing employees to enhance their careers.


Key responsibilities:
· Plan and prepare production schedules in order to meet business and customer demands
· General control and housekeeping of Production Work Orders
· Reviewing Warehouse stock availability
· Responsible for establishing and communicating daily work priorities to Supervisors for them to discharge
· Communication between Production and Customer Service and Purchasing Functions
· Effective capacity management of production lines, material and labour resources
· Creation of new item numbers and associated BoM information in Navision
· Maintain and communicate department KPI’s
· Proactively seek and implement improvements to the Production planning and execution processes
· General administrative duties for the Production Department
*To work within business guidelines and procedures. Notify Manager of Safety Hazards.
*The above is a non-exhaustive list of duties, and you are expected to undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by your Manager


Skills and Experience:
· Excellent communication skills
· Proactive approach to colleagues and customer needs
· Flexibility and the ability to prioritise
· Organised approach to work
· Proven problem solver
· Competent in use of Microsoft packages Excel and Word
· A knowledge of the Navision in house system would be beneficial
· Planning experience within a production environment is preferred
· Educated to at least G.C.S.E. standard and relevant work experience