Production Planner

At STEM Recruitment Solutions we are working with our client who are looking to recruit a Production Planner based in Glasgow.

Key aspects of the role will include:

• Review forecasts, orders and liaise with sales team to determine customer requirements
• Develop understanding of materials, costs, manufacturing equipment, and the size of workforce needs to manufacture our products
• Create visibility and manage structure related to material and labour lead times to ensure customer delivery times are met
• Develops a production plan detailing all tasks and when they should be completed by to meet predicted completion date
• Liaise with procurement, production support teams and maintenance employees to ensure all workers, materials, and machinery will be available when required
• Optimise the use of, and alignment with, the company existing and planned ERP system for planning and reporting.
• Continual monitoring of the Production Plan s progress to ensure it's on track.
• Highlighting and troubleshooting with the team, any problems that occur during production, including materials / staff shortages and machinery malfunctions
• Creation and communication of the Production Plan performance to the internal stakeholders daily / weekly / monthly.
• Analyse and prepare reports about planning process performance that suggest ways to improve efficiency

Key requirements

• Good understanding and working knowledge within cleanroom or GMP environment
• Be able to work independently and under pressure
• Have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Have good problem-solving skills and have the ability to make quick, effective decisions
• Strong IT systems experience and competence (Excel, reports, databases, ERP)
• Ability to prepare and communicate realistic and detailed production plans

STEM Recruitment Solutions Ltd operates as both a Recruitment Agency and a Recruitment Business. We endeavour to reply to all applications when possible however on occasions this may not be possible due to volumes of responses. STEM Recruitment is a Scientific, Engineering and Manufacturing Recruitment business supplying talented staff to permanent and temporary opportunities.