Senior Planner - North West - Circa£40k per annum, Mahikeng

Job Overview

Our client is looking to recruit a senior member of its Planning team to co-ordinate production scheduling, ensure compliance to customer delivery deadlines, work across production teams and represent the planning team at a managerial level. Key Responsibilities

Dealing with production teams to ensure scheduling plans are met Full awareness of production status at all times across all manufacturing areas and at outworkers, taking corrective action where necessary to ensure delivery deadlines are achieved Maintain communications with Outworkers, Customer Service and Operations to react and be proactive in changes to productionLiaising and meeting with internal customers, outworkers and suppliers and occasionally with external customers Provide essential support to the Planning Manager and Operations Management Teams Deputise for the Planning Manager during holidays and other absences, including representation at senior level and managing the team of Production PlannersAttend daily and other production related meetings Be part of cross‑department projects to improve processes and procedures Ensure there are Standard Operating procedures in place for the role Person Specification

Customer focused Well presented, demonstrating high levels of professionalism and commitment Proficient communicator both verbal and written High competence for dealing with detail Excellent problem‑solving skills Ability to deal with change and work under pressure Able to provide out‑of‑hours support to Production by being prepared to take calls to work mobile and log onto schedule via company laptop to make scheduling changesAble to work weekends as part of weekend cover rota

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