£28K/yr
King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England
Permanent, Variable

Production Planner

Posted by Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited.

Your new company
Working for an established manufacturer based in Kings Lynn who offer a bespoke design and production service to the plastics industry.

Overall Responsibilities:

  • Reporting to the Commercial Manager
  • To have regular effective communication with the customer.
  • To maintain and update the business system accordingly in line with business requirements.
  • To support the Commercial Manager as required.
  • Excellent organisational skills are required.
  • You have the responsibility to ensure all areas and workspaces are kept clean, tidy, and organised to ensure a safe and clean working environment.
  • To comply with the Health & Safety Policies.
  • To comply with the Quality Management System.

What you'll need to succeed

  • Experience of using a manufacturing system.
  • Good working knowledge of material requirements planning (MRP) and related business systems.
  • Producing Job Packs in line with the production plan.
  • Review job orders and accordingly establish priorities for production.
  • Review production plans to identify and report potential risks to the Lead Production Planner.
  • Receive customer orders, check the quotes and input to the BSA system.
  • Raise purchase orders for materials and parts required for production.
  • Communicate production updates to Commercial Manager and customers on a regular basis.
  • Take responsibility for customer orders from receipt to shipment.
  • To monitor jobs to ensure they will finish on time and within budget.
  • Maintain BSA system accuracy.
  • To monitor jobs to ensure they will finish on time and within budget.
  • Communicate effectively with customers, ensuring regular updates on the status of orders.
  • To carry out any other reasonable task as requested by the management.

What you'll get in return

  • A competitive salary
  • 20 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
  • Production bonus
  • Pension scheme
  • Free parking and more.

What you need to do now
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