The Planner will form an integral part of the production team. With a strong, solid background in planning; the candidate will take a lead approach in planning the shop floor ensuring the correct materials are in the right place at the right time as part of an executable operational plan is in place that takes account of capacity and delivers the customer requirements. They will also help towards developing and improving planning processes and procedures.

Main Duties/Responsibilities

• Prioritise materials/issues through the supporting functions, e.g. Goods In, Stores, Dispatch, Purchasing, Engineering, etc
• Liaising with the purchasing team on materials availability & quality of supply
• Control traceability through the shop floor
• Raise and control Works Orders in line with MRP
• Review, decide and action MRP exception messages
• Align with operations to forecast sales and site planning activities
• Develop...