Production Planner

Title: Production Planner (long term temp)

Hours: 08:00 - 17:00 (Mon - Fri)

Location: Eastbourne

Pay: £30K - £34K yearly

You will be responsible for:

• Developing and maintaining effective factory production plans in line with customer demand and available capacity.
• Monitoring production activity and ensuring customer order deadlines and promised delivery dates are achieved.
• Managing production capacity and workload to balance demand and supply effectively.
• Coordinating with production teams and Team Leaders to ensure plans are delivered efficiently.
• Providing accurate production information to Customer Service, Logistics, Procurement and Shop Floor teams to support delivery, labour and materials planning.
• Responding to changes in customer demand and expediting requirements while maintaining stability across the production environment.
• Managing production exceptions, including machine breakdowns, material shortages, test failures and resource constraints, and developing appropriate recovery plans.
• Supporting effective inventory control across the factory and warehouses while maintaining high customer service levels and controlling supply chain costs.
• Monitoring and reporting production output, factory delivery performance and key planning measures.
• Investigating delivery failures and identifying root causes to support continuous improvement.
• Supporting new product introductions and ensuring effective production planning for new items.
• Maintaining and reviewing production capacity and planning parameters within the relevant planning systems.
• Supporting the continuous improvement of factory planning processes and resolving planning-related issues.
• Acting as an effective link between internal departments and external stakeholders, ensuring clear and timely communication.
• Working closely with the wider Materials and Supply Chain teams to optimise manufacturing performance and customer service.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• 5+ years' relevant experience within manufacturing, production planning, materials or supply chain.
• Experience within a manufacturing environment, ideally with an understanding of semiconductor manufacturing or the wider semiconductor industry.
• Strong knowledge of operations management, factory planning and supply chain processes.
• A good understanding of manufacturing processes and the ability to manage complex production requirements.
• Strong experience using SAP or another ERP system.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with complex data and analytical information.
• Excellent attention to detail, with a methodical and accurate approach to data entry and planning.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and changing requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues, managers and external stakeholders across a global environment.
• The ability to work proactively, analyse problems and make informed decisions to keep production and customer commitments on track

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