Production Planner

About The Role

We require a Production Planner to work within the Firth Vickers Production Team to ensure the production plan and on time delivery KPI’s are kept at a high standard and work with customers to give Daily/weekly updates on live production orders.

As part of the role you will be required to;

• Assist with Scheduling: Develop daily, weekly, production schedules based on sales forecasts, inventory levels, and customer orders.


• Daily time bookings – Data entry against the plan.


• Evaluating raw materials and equipment to ensure everything is in place for production need.


• Reporting on the production status and any production issues to upper management.


• Handling production disruptions and productivity problems with production team.


• Liaise with customers on daily weekly production updates.


• Ensure the Transport Plan is implemented \& deal with any required changes.


• Regular communication with the dispatch team.


• Review production documentation prior to release.


• Collect and document PODs for VAT purposes.


• Scan in and save all related paperwork for audit purposes.


• Raise purchase orders.

You will need to be proficient using ERP/MRP software, strong inventory and capacity planning abilities, rigorous numerical analysis, and cross\-departmental problem\-solving to prevent bottlenecks.
Quality Control Awareness: Ensuring that schedule adjustments and rapid production runs do not compromise the company’s quality standards..
Risk Management: Contingency planning to quickly reroute materials and adapt schedules when supply chain disruptions or equipment failures occur.

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