Our Tamworth based client, immediately requires a Production Planner. Possible permanent positions following a successful trial period. Duties include evaluating purchase orders to create suitable production schedules. Estimating the equipment, and labour required for production. Promptly addressing and resolving production issues to minimize delays in production. Providing regular updates on production status, any challenges faced, and progress made are provided to upper management. Ensuring that the final products meet the company’s quality standards in line with benchmark samples. Overseeing Quality Control: Address issues regarding quality and production, Coordinating production operations in accordance with material, labour, and equipment availability. Recommending viable solutions to reduce production costs as well as improve production processes and product quality. Effecting changes to production schedules to ensure that production deadlines are met. Promptly informing the relevant departments of changes to current production schedules.

Requirements:

• 2+ years' experience of working on a Production Planner or other similar position experience with production planning and quality control activities

• Experience in manufacturing resource planning

• Strong math and statistics skills

• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills

• Good communication abilities, good leadership skills.

• Good team player

• Rural location so own transport required.

Our client offers:

• Monday to Friday 
• 08:00-16:30
• £12.82 - £15.38 per hour (£25,000-£30,000 pa) depending on experience
• 37.5 hours per week
• Onsite car park

Other benefits of working for The Best Connection Group Ltd include:

• Weekly pay
• Online payslips
• Pension contribution
• Ongoing temporary assignment
• 28 days Paid Annual Leave pro-rata for PAYE (inclusive of statutory holiday)