Production planner

Production Planner * Competitive Salary * Monday to Friday 40-hour weeks * Established manufacturer. * Respected partner to the Aviation industry * Great company culture We are working with a long-standing client of ours based in Wythenshawe who are experts in the aviation industry who are looking for a Production Planner. The Role * Overall responsibility for the analysis, planning and management of all Manufacturing orders, workloads, Bill of Materials, and related documentation/databases. * Ensure that all manufacturing customer/works orders are planned into and job completion/delivery dates given with agreed time scale. * Develop planning procedures and appropriate controls to ensure efficient and optimised Manufacturing planning, scheduling and work pack release/control: utilising ERP system and other interfacing systems (e.g. Design/Material Control). * Deliver appropriate training to colleagues in Manufacturing Planning procedures/Syteline system. * Co-ordinate planning, material, and system updates/changes in result of design changes/modifications/deviations etc; and ensure adherence to GQCP and other system/process control procedures. * Lead and contribute to manufacturing/lean and ERP/systems improvement projects. * Oversee procedures and conformance by Production staff in job time/progress booking: and adherence to job-track/ERP processes. * Ensure production schedules are assessed in advance and all materials requirements are created/actioned to fulfil in-house Manufacturing, Outsource, free-issue and subcontract demands. * Monitor production processes and identify production bottlenecks or issues, proactively taking corrective actions to minimise disruptions. About you * Experience of planning and scheduling. * Engineering experience within in a manufacturing environment * Fluent at reading and interpreting engineering drawings * To have good organisational skills * To have good IT skills For more information please send your CV, in confidence, to James at The Recruitment Fix