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Production Planner

Job Posted: 3 days ago

Salary: £ 35,000 - 40,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Cannock, Staffordshire

Expire in: 25 days

Job Description

Production Planner – Manufacturing - Cannock
We are looking for an experienced Production Planner to take overall responsibility for manufacturing planning, shop-floor performance and Health & Safety within a busy manufacturing environment.
This is a hands-on management position responsible for ensuring customer schedules and production targets are achieved while maintaining high standards across quality, efficiency, safety and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
  * Plan and manage production across the shop floor to ensure customer delivery schedules and monthly targets are achieved.
  * Work closely with department supervisors to effectively plan labour, machinery and production capacity.
  * Manage and support Shop Floor Supervisors, Welding Supervisors, Lead Welders, Toolmakers and associated production teams.
  * Assist with the recruitment and resourcing of direct labour in line with manufacturing requirements.
  * Monitor and improve manufacturing KPIs including operator efficiency, machine capacity, changeover times, attendance and productivity.
  * Lead weekly production meetings, identifying potential issues and escalating concerns where required.
  * Provide production and KPI updates at management meetings.
  * Work closely with the Quality team to resolve internal and external quality concerns and support first-off/last-off inspections.
  * Identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement, productivity improvements and operational efficiencies.
  * Support the NPI team with new product introductions and engineering changes.
  * Ensure compliance with company Health & Safety requirements.
  * Support Environmental Management System requirements and environmental compliance.
  * Maintain manufacturing operations in accordance with IATF 16949 quality requirements.
About You
We are looking for someone with strong experience managing production within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
You will ideally have:
  * Previous experience as a Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Production Supervisor or similar.
  * Strong production planning and shop-floor management experience.
  * Experience managing and developing production teams.
  * A good understanding of manufacturing KPIs and performance management.
  * Experience driving continuous improvement and improving productivity.
  * Strong Health & Safety awareness.
  * Experience working within a quality-driven manufacturing environment.
  * Knowledge of IATF 16949 would be highly advantageous, particularly within automotive or automotive supply-chain manufacturing.
  * Strong communication, leadership and problem-solving skills.
  * The ability to work closely with Operations, Quality, Engineering and NPI teams.
The Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced manufacturing professional to take ownership of day-to-day production performance and play a key role in improving operational efficiency

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