Job Description:
As a Production Planner, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining production schedules to ensure that our manufacturing processes operate efficiently and on time. You will collaborate with various departments to align production plans with demand forecasts, material availability, and capacity constraints. Your goal will be to optimise resources, reduce production delays, and ensure that customer orders are met in a timely and cost-effective manner.
About Us:
We are an innovative company in the extrusion and manufacturing of innovative aluminium solutions industry dedicated to delivering top-quality products/services. As part of our ongoing growth, we are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Production Planner to join our team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in production scheduling, materials planning, and ensuring the smooth operation of our manufacturing process.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage both short-term (detailed planning and scheduling) and medium-term (master planning) production plans for assigned resources or areas, ensuring they align with delivery commitments and inventory goals.
- Coordinate customer demand with the master production plan, addressing demand changes and discrepancies promptly.
- Work closely with the production team to plan capacity and workload based on agreements with sales and shipping departments.
- Ensure accurate tracking and control of production orders and maintain high-quality movement data in the ERP system.
- Identify material requirements, either independently or with the procurement team, following the relevant regulations for different product categories.
- Ensure the availability of packaging materials and necessary supplies.
- Coordinate subcontractor activities as part of the overall value chain, ensuring close communication with both internal and external customers.
- Maintain daily communication with production, shipping, and procurement teams, and where needed, with customers and suppliers, resolving issues before escalating them.
- Regularly review the production value stream and update planning parameters and master data, such as lead times, batch sizes, bills of materials, routings, and resources, in the ERP system.
- Contribute to site-specific digitisation and optimisation initiatives within the planning area and potentially lead training efforts across multiple locations.
Skills and Experience Required:
- Completed apprenticeship as an industrial clerk with relevant work experience and additional professional qualifications, OR a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, or business administration with a focus on logistics.
- Several years of hands-on experience in production planning and/or logistics.
- Prior experience in the aluminium industry or sectors such as automotive, rail, construction, or aerospace is highly desirable.
- Solid understanding of both technical aspects and business processes.
- High levels of dedication, resilience, and adaptability.
- Excellent communication abilities.
- Proficient in using ERP systems, ideally ProAlpha.
- Competent in MS Office tools, particularly Excel and Word.
- Fluent in German - B2 requirement (English skills are a plus).
Why Join Us?
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunity to work with a dynamic and innovative team.
- Career growth and development opportunities.
- Be a part of a company committed to sustainability and social responsibility.
- Dedicated time weekly for health and wellness activities
- All the tech required to succeed
- International travel
- Regular team events, both in the UK and abroad
