Are you an experienced, results-driven Production Planner looking for an exciting new role, living in and around Northants, Warks, or Bucks?
We are a dedicated customer-centric business, with a high-priority focus on customer satisfaction and communication. We enjoy a good relationship with our UK and International OEM clients.
Your relentless desire to improve manufacturing performance in partnership with the production supervisor will be crucial in supporting this quickly growing and exciting company as we ramp up our journey to achieve our growth goals for the end of the decade.
DMP is looking for a results-driven and confident Production Planner who has at least 2 years of production management or supply chain experience and is able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and highly collaborative environment.
The successful person will be organised with a robust problem-solving capability and can accurately communicate information to internal and external stakeholders with maximum clarity.
Your relentless desire to improve manufacturing performance, and work in tandem with our production supervisor will be crucial in this role and ultimately in supporting this quickly growing, exciting company as we push forward in our journey to achieve our growth goals for the end of the decade.
We hope the successful person will relish the challenge of joining this fast-paced business with huge opportunities for growth and career progression.
Key duties for the Production Planner will include:
coordinating production workflow across specified product lines.prioritising operations and/or jobs to meet the key requirements of internal and external customers.assisting the Production Supervisor to determine and generate the resource planning requirements for your plan.assigning jobs to key production areas of the business - monitoring these in-process jobs for on-time completion.assessing the material requirement for job launch and completion, making sure all materials have been purchased in line with your plan.determining manpower, equipment, and raw materials needed to cover production demand.generating and controlling planning KPIs - such as OTIF, quality defect %, and productivity reports.chairing the regular morning production meeting along with the Production Supervisor.This role would suit candidates with engineering knowledge and experience as a Production Planner, Production Manager, Material Planner, or Supply Chain Planner. If this sounds like you, apply today!
Benefits25 days annual holiday allowance9 x statutory paid holidays 2023 allowance Contributory pensionFinancial reward schemesOn-site secure parkingEssential SkillsEngineering knowledge and background with a good process understanding of Laser, Bending, Mig, & CNC MachiningCapacity planning and resource planning knowledgeExcellent communication skills2+ years' experience in a similar planning roleExperience using ERP & MRP systemsDesirable SkillsEngineering qualification - preferably BEng Logistics experienceTeam management and leadership experienceEpicor ERP experience is desirable, similar system experience welcome e.g., SAP, Oracle etc.About CompanyDaventry Metal Products - DMP, a long-established engineering component manufacturer supplying Original Equipment Manufacturer customers in power generation, lifting and handling equipment, automotive, yellow goods, commercial truck and bus, materials Handling, agriculture, and medical industry sectors, producing a vast portfolio of parts.