Production Planner

Production Planner

£31,600 + company pension and excellent employee benefits

Cardiff

Are you experienced in Production Planning? Are you looking for a varied, interesting and challenging role with a global manufacturer? Does the thought of working for a household name that takes pride in developing staff appeal to you?

If so, please read on.

We are currently recruiting for a Production Planner to join a highly reputable manufacturer on the outskirts of Cardiff. This is a great opportunity to join a well established, senior planning team in a forward thinking, innovative planning department.

As Production Planner you will be in charge of ensuring that all materials and goods required for production go into the correct locations on time with the goal of achieving operational excellence.

As Production Planner you will:

- Work closely with Managers, production members and engineers to ensure everything runs smoothly.

- Coordinate production workflow for one or multiple products.

- Plan and prioritise operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay.

- Develop, implement, and monitor day-to-day operational systems and processes that provide visibility into goals, progress, and obstacles for key initiatives.

- Build and maintain relationships with all department heads in Europe, Japan and Taiwan, external partners, and vendors

- Plan, monitor, and analyse

- Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:

- Proven experience as a production planner.

- Excellent knowledge of quality control principles.

- Experience in MRP II (Manufacturing resource planning).

- Working knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems.

This is a planning role with great variety. You will have the chance to flourish in an experienced team. As well as a competitive salary, you can take advantage of excellent benefits, a clear personal development plan and a modern working environment with free parking.

For immediate consideration, please forward your CV to Alex at Vibe Recruit today.

Vibe Recruit is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.