Bindery Capacity Planner
Our client, a hugely successful and well-established manufacturer based in Bungay, are currently seeking a Bindery Capacity Planner to join their team.
This is a full-time, permanent position, working Monday Friday 08 : 30 17 : 00.
Benefits :
- Competitive Salary
- Contributory Pension
- Company Sick Pay
- 26 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
- Life Assurance
- Cycle Scheme
- Free Onsite Car Parking (Subject to Availability)
- Health & Wellbeing Support
Skills & Experience :
- Experience in a Production Planning / Capacity Planning role is required ideally within a manufacturing environment.
- Degree of flexibility to work overtime.
- This is an opportunity to be an active team player who is happy to support and be supported in our Production Control team.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Work well under pressure both independently and within a team to be fast reacting to an ever-changing plan
- Able to work well within a team and independently.
The Production Control Team are responsible for scheduling the production plan throughout the factory with two main aims : meeting or customer’s dates and maximising productivity.
Key Responsibilities :
- Understand machine capabilities in order to set a production plan that maximises production efficiencies in the bindery to include digital.
- Sequence work in optimum order to maximise batching and machine performance in all areas of the business.
- Ensure the plan set enables all copy dates to be met.
- Set a weekly shift plan, and amend the plan as required to minimise costs whilst ensuring sufficient capacity for customer agreements.
- Consider implications of change in plan on all interfacing areas, utilising excellent team-working skills to agree a workable solution for all parties.
- Having a good knowledge of what is in the loads, such as fulfilment work or opportunities to split work in order to problem solve.
- To be able to provide some schedules for titles outside of contractual agreements.
- To be able to cover Bindery Production Planner role, and other holiday cover as required.
30+ days ago