Senior Production Planner

A great opportunity has arisen for a Production Planner to join a leading manufacturer who supply solutions to the oil & gas and offshore industry. Job Description: Day-to-day responsibility for the Planning team and their development Work with management team to support strategic and operations planning Creates and maintains a clear lines of communication with Team Leaders, Production Managers, Project Manager, Sales and Buying teams daily Direct ALL Master Scheduling activity, incorporating Forecasts into Master Production Schedules Generate and update daily, weekly and monthly production status reports Performs any necessary support functions as required by procurement process Manage all related MRP maintenance, including resolving problems with Engineering and Receiving and Inspection as necessary Proper and timely implementation of change orders Maintain optimal inventory levels through the active use of MRP and the maintenance of all required parameters including assembly lead times, days\’ supply, EOQ, for all assemblies Active support of R&D and new product activities Analyse data to update staff schedules (Capacity) to reach the agreed quota in the manufacturing process Monitor inventory levels and actively trial kit, whilst reviewing Minimum stock order levels and order increments Regularly provide production status updates to senior team whilst implementing and maintaining planning visual management tools Facilitate the timely delivery of products to customers, maintain OTIF expectation Closely monitor the production process to ensure that production orders are completed on time and within budget. MRP maintenance of timings and routings Support the continuous improvement drive throughout the business The creation and maintenance of KPI\’s Other duties as assigned.Beneficial Skills / Qualifications: Educated in a technical or business management field Technical training in project management advantageous Proven competency in manufacturing resource planning / materials requirements planning Prior manufacturing experience Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings MRP system functionality Microsoft Excel to advanced standard ideally: (pivot tables, vlookups advantageous) Production planning processes Outstanding communication skills Exceptional organisational and motivational skills Ability to work within a team Must be computer literate Production processes within an engineering business preferred MRP / ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics Navision most advantageous) Prior manufacturing experience 5 years of experience of manufacturing resource planning / materials requirements planning 5 years of Leadership experience Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical communications Maintain behaviour in compliance with HSE requirements. Maintain responsibility and accountability through personal commitment and behaviour. Report any unsafe or environmentally unsound acts and conditions to their immediate Supervisor such that remedial action can be taken to manage the risk