Major Recruitment Oldbury are delighted to be recruiting for our Darlaston based client who are seeking a Production Planning Lead to join their busy machine shop.

Hours of work are 7am to 4pm Monday to Thursday and a 1pm finish on a Friday. Parking is available.

Duties and tasks will include:

• Detail the necessary production equipment, raw materials (building BOM’s) and labour needs for production

• Submit reports on throughput

• Identify priority orders and plan accordingly to meet customer requirements

• Work with Management to address any issues, setbacks or quality control concerns with the production process

• Support the Purchasing team to anticipate raw material demands

• Facilitate contract review meeting, discussing new production methods or ways to reduce production costs and increase company profits, as well as taking notes and assigning tasks

• Prepare, complete and file production paperwork in line with ISO 9001 quality procedures

• Other process administrative tasks relating to production planning and general operations

• 5 years minimum of planning experience, in a fast-paced environment.

Candidates welcome to apply for the role will have the following:

• able to collaborate well with others, as planning is a cross functional role.
• This individual will need to work with other departments, such as Engineering, Quality and Production, to coordinate and integrate production plans.
• There will be a strong need to build and maintain good relationships with operators to ensure smooth and timely delivery of our products.