Jonathan Lee Recruitment
Production Planner
Salary: Up to £33,000 plus Bonus and Excellent Benefits
Monday to Friday, onsite role
Are you looking to take the next step in your production planning career?
Whether you already have experience in production planning, manufacturing, production control, materials planning, supply chain or manufacturing administration, this is an excellent opportunity to join a well established manufacturer that invests in its people and offers genuine career progression.
We are looking for an organised and motivated Production Planner to join a busy planning team. You'll play an important role in ensuring production runs efficiently, materials are available when needed and customer orders are delivered on time.
The Role
As a Production Planner, you will work closely with production, engineering and stores to keep manufacturing schedules on track.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Creating and releasing production orders
- Monitoring the progress of orders through production
- Supporting production scheduling and planning activities
- Updating ERP and MRP systems with accurate production information
- Producing serial numbers and production documentation
- Supporting inventory accuracy through stock control and cycle counting
- Assisting with engineering changes and production updates
- Working closely with production, stores and supply chain teams to resolve planning issues
About You
We are looking for someone who is organised, proactive and keen to develop a long term career within manufacturing planning.
You'll ideally have:
- Experience working within a manufacturing or production environment
- Experience in production planning, production control, production scheduling, materials planning or supply chain
- Experience using an ERP or MRP system. SAP experience would be beneficial but is not essential
- Good Excel skills and confidence working with data
- Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
- Good communication skills with the ability to work across different departments
- A positive attitude and a genuine willingness to learn
What's on Offer?
In return you'll receive:
- Salary up to £33k per annum
- Bonus
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Matched pension
- Life Assurance
- Perkbox
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Full training and development
If you're looking for your next opportunity as a Production Planner, Manufacturing Planner, Production Controller, Materials Planner, Planning Coordinator, Planning Administrator or Supply Chain Planner, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to find out more.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
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