Production Planner

Production PlannerCompetitive Salary25 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension, employee assistance program (vouchers and discounts)Monday to Friday, 7am - 3pm or 8am - 4pm AylesburyAre you a production planner? Have you worked in a manufacturing environment? If so, our client, a leading water and energy solutions provider, is looking for a Production Planner for their site in Aylesbury. Reporting to the Production Planning Supervisor, this is a new role that will involve assisting with the co-ordination of the production schedules for two sites across inventory and production planning to meet service, cost, and timeliness objectives.Production Planner The Production Planner will have the following responsibilitiesJob Description

• Managing and controlling daily production schedules and producing the production plan in line with the demand schedule.
• Communicating with the sales order processing team to manage and control the order book.
• Advising commercial teams on delivery schedules and customer requirements.
• Liaising with procurement and logistics as required.
• Advising Sales about increased lead times during busy periods.
• Working with production managers and cell leaders to resolve potential production issues and avoid recurrences.
• Managing recourse planning by taking into account factory capacity.
• Maintaining stock accuracy across all locations to ensure physical stock matches system balances.
• Liaising with all stakeholders to ensure that backflushing is completed in a timely manner.
• Maintaining and promoting a compliance culture throughout the organisation.

Production Planner The Production Planner will require the following essential skills/experienceEssential Skills/Experience/Qualifications

• Strong understanding of manufacturing and production processes.
• Previous experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of and experience with ERP systems.
• Good understanding of Microsoft Office.
• Manufacturing or production planning qualifications would be advantageous.