Production Planner

Production Planner

Location: Fully on-site role based in our Poole facility, BH17 7EF
Salary: Competitive, DOE + Excellent Benefits!
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Benefits: 25 Days Holiday (Christmas Shut Down), 8% Pension Contribution, 5x Death in Service, Sharesave Scheme, Health Cash Plan, Cycle to Work Scheme, Bippit - Financial health Check and Guidance, EAP, Physio (offsite) Onsite Massage and Work Wear

We are IMI Thompson Valves; we are recruiting and we want you.

IMI plc is at the forefront of delivering motion and fluid control technologies that create a more sustainable world, improving the quality of life for our customers and communities and ultimately delivering our purpose of Breakthrough Engineering for a Better World.

Our one big team work fairly and effectively but most importantly together to ensure we maintain the foundations that have enabled IMI's success through its 150-year heritage.

We are now recruiting for a Production Planner to form an integral part of our production team.

You should have a strong, solid background in scheduling; taking a lead approach in scheduling the shop floor ensuring the correct materials are in the right place at the right time.

Your role is key to the company fulfilling customers orders on time in full.

As our Production Planner you will be specifically responsible for:

• Working as part of a team responsible for production planning, master production scheduling and forecasting activities.
• Controlling and maintaining the fixed period within the Master Schedule.,
• Processing of tasks using planning tools such as MRP, ERP or Preactor.
• Creation of Production Works orders and upcoming material requisitions.
• Monitoring progress of items associated with designated order lines to assure material will meet customer delivery requirements.
• Updating data boards: Obeya, latest view (LV) of sales monitoring works orders.
• Assessing and executing reschedule requests relating to components, assemblies or entire orders.
• Identifying, recording and monitoring issues impacting timely / expected progress of order line items.
• Create an accurate, up to date lead time for each of the manufacturing processes.
• Ensuring production schedules data are accurate, maintained and can be quickly and efficiently modified.

In order to be successful in this role you must have:

• Extensive production planning and master scheduling background within an engineering manufacturing environment.
• Numerate and IT literate with a good working knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft packages in order to compile and analyse performance statistics and deliver reports.
• Demonstrable track record within a production and planning team with strong experience and knowledge with MRP / ERP tools and systems.
• Methodical and organised with a high level of attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic and target focussed.

IMI is an inclusive employer; diversity is very important to us and we want to receive applications from people from all backgrounds.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role click on APPLY today!

No agencies please!

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