Production Planning Assistant Dewsbury, England
Job description
About the role:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Production Planning Assistant to join our team, based in Dewsbury. Working within an everchanging busy environment for a leading carpet manufacturer in the UK.
The role would include assisting production planning and the continual development of a production scheduling system.
Role responsibilities:
· Establish daily and weekly production plans from client order information
· Effectively communicate the production plans with the Production Manager and Supervisors
· Deal with a wide variety of production queries
· Manage/maintain sufficient levels of raw materials and finished goods
· Liaise with suppliers to ensure delivery dates are met
· Communicate any changes with customers efficiently
· Make plans that strike balance with customer and business needs
· Organise a weekly delivery schedule
· Liaise with the transport department
· Meet customer requirements and deadlines
· Strive to improve and optimise maximum productivity.
Role requirements:
· Experience in Production planning within a fast-paced manufacturing environment is desirable but not essential.
· Excellent communication skills, written and verbal with the ability to communicate across all modern platforms
· Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills
· Ability to work as part of a team
· Strong analytical ability
· Outstanding attention to detail
What we offer:
· Full-time, permanent role
· Working hours Monday to Thursday 9.00am to 16.45pm and Friday 09.00am to 15.45pm, with a 1-hour lunch break each day
· £25,000 per annum depending on experience.
· 30 days holiday per annum (including Bank Holidays), increasing by 0.5 days for each full year of service, capped at 40 days.
· Free on-site parking
· Company Sick Pay
· Pension scheme
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £25,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- DEWSBURY: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Work Location: One location
