Production Planner

Production Planner Salary – Up to £34,000 Monday – Friday Oldham BX2 are recruiting for a Production Planner for a well-established client based in the Oldham area. Production Planner Skills, Experience, and education required: * Previous experience as a Production Planner * Experience working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment * Competent using Microsoft packages (Excel and Word) * Proven problem solver * Proactive approach to customer needs Production Planner Key Responsibilities and Duties * Plan and prepare production schedules to meet business and customer demands * General control and housekeeping of Production Work Orders * Maintain and communicate department KPI’s * Proactively seek and implement improvements to the Production planning and execution processes * General administrative duties for the Production Department * To work within business guidelines and procedures. Notify Manager of Safety Hazards. * The above is a non-exhaustive list of duties, and you are expected to undertake any other * Reviewing Warehouse stock availability * Responsible for establishing and communicating daily work priorities to Supervisors for them to discharge * Communication between Production and Customer Service and Purchasing Functions * Effective capacity management of production lines, material and labour resources * Creation of new item numbers and associated BoM information in Navision * duties as reasonably requested by your manager