A market-leading manufacturing business requires a Production Planner to support production planning, scheduling and operational coordination across multiple production areas. Applicants need experience in production planning or supply chain, have MRP/ERP literacy and be familiar with the demands of a manufacturing environment.

The Production Planner will be responsible for creating and maintaining production schedules across the Havant facility alongside the coordination of sub-contract planning.

Specific duties of the Production Planner include:

• Raise work orders and job cards in MRP
• Capacity planning
• Review customer demand forecast
• Montior progress of production plans and implement changes if required
• Seek to improve OTIF to customer and reduce late deliveries
• Contribute to process improvement, better MRP usage and LEAN initiatives within the broader production planning team

Production Planner applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Previous experience in; production planning, production control, production coordination, scheduling, materials planning or supply chain planning
• Literacy with MRP/ERP systems
• A process-improvement mindset and the desire to drive change
• Previous experience within a manufacturing or production business
• Excellent communication, analytical and relationship building skills