Production Planner

PRODUCTION PLANNER

At Ilmor, we specialise in the design, simulation, development and manufacture of powertrain systems, electronics, and software for Motorsport, Automotive and Marine applications. With an international presence, we value ourselves on providing technologically advanced solutions. We are innovating at pace in the development of high efficiency, race, and production ready, ICE and EV solutions for both land and sea.

You would be working for a business which is highly invested in technology, at the forefront of engineering developments and in an environment which truly has a family feel and everyone knows your name.

We are looking for an experienced Production Planner. This integral role is responsible for production planning, material allocation and scheduling in a small, fast paced Manufacturing unit. This position requires the ability to make decisions around maximising capacity, as well as prioritising internal and external Customer requirements.

Key responsibilities:

• Load customer schedules into MRP and maintain MRP adherence in line with Portfolio
• Capacity Planning vs Customer demands
• Experience in Planning & Scheduling Software (OpsCenter) or other planning tools
• Lead internal meetings for daily operational and customer status.
• Take all measures to ensure supply of components to our manufacturing work centres and to ensure continuity of supply to our customers
• Progress chase production to clearly understand status and support all departments with data to understand priorities / risk if in arrears / quality issue / material supply issue.
• Update customer requirement plans and communicate demand forecasts internally.
• Create and manage planned Production Orders.
• Work alongside purchasing team to ensure material demands are met to deliver projects on time.
• Strong Excel capability
• All employees have a duty of care to follow / adhere to all Safety, Health & Environmental procedures, processes and challenge unsafe acts & behaviours”

Experience

Experience in working in a fast-paced automotive environment

• Active user of MRP systems.
• Ideally experience of 2 or more different scheduling systems
• Delivering against robust KPIS
• Implementing and working to procedures and processes
• Understanding and working with production data

Interpersonal Skills

• A Logical approach to problem-solving
• Customer focused
• Good planning and organisational skills
• Excellent teamwork and influencing
• Building relationships with internal team members and external customers
• Working to tight timescales

Benefits:

• A competitive salary which will reflect your career to date, as well as your skills and level of experience
• Performance related bonus
• 35 days standard annual leave
• Generous non-contributory pension scheme
• Company-wide team activity events
• A private medical health scheme
• Life assurance

We are an out-of-town location with free on-site parking and easy walking access to shops, cafes and buses.

To be considered you must already have the right to work in the UK.

No AGENCIES or RECRUITMENT CONSULTANTS please