Production Planner

We are looking to recruit a Production Planner and Activity controller within the Planning team. The person within this role will be trained by the Production Planning Manager and the other team members to work across all Departments. Primarily based on the shop floor, the Production Planner and Activity controller roles shall maintain a clear, up to date, realistic and achievable plan to support each factory and Factory Manager to schedule daily & Weekly production. Within this role, your aim will be to ensure the Factory is working to the best of its ability by supporting the most critical actions in Planning. You will also support improving stock and transactions accuracy within INFOR CSI, our ERP system. You will need to be able to quickly learn how to master our new system, by developing our tools and processes within the ERP environment through training. Therefore, problem solving, and continuous improvement shall be key features of your role. This is a role for someone who wants to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in, who is ready to progress within the business, and who is excited by the potential of a long-term commitment to this fast-growing British success story.,

• Production Scheduling: Develop daily and weekly production schedules for the assigned factory, incorporating all sources of demand, scrap, rework rates, production capacity, and stock availability.
• Dynamic Planning: Monitor plan execution, adjust schedules (replan) to maintain optimal production output, and promptly address issues impacting daily targets.
• Collaborate and Cross-Train: Maintain a strong understanding of planning tasks across all factories, ensuring versatility to plan and control any factory as needed to support seamless daily operations and effective planning.
• Cross-Functional Coordination:
• Collaborate with Production Planners, Factory
• Managers, Engineering, Purchasing, and Stores teams to ensure alignment on weekly targets and support for special projects.
• Job Allocation: Assign production jobs across factories, balancing supply constraints and customer priorities.
• Performance Reporting:
• Measure and report adherence to production schedules daily and weekly, highlighting non-conformities and escalations as needed.
• Analyse and communicate scrap rates and right-first time (RFT) metrics within Planning and Production
• Operational Excellence:
• Ensure system accuracy within production processes, particularly within ERP systems (e.g. Item data).
• Open, release, and close job orders across systems and departments, maintaining meticulous records.
• Oversee stock monitoring, logging non-conformities, and communicating findings to stakeholders.
• Inventory Management:
• Monitor stock levels, including sub-contractor transactions, to ensure alignment with production needs.
• Support stock counts, troubleshoot discrepancies, and implement improvements to Kanban and batch quantity processes.
• Process Improvement and Problem Solving:
• Support the implementation of engineering change notices and other adjustments as required.
• Identify opportunities for process enhancements across planning and production workflows.
• Collaborate with team leaders to address production challenges, including staff shortages, equipment malfunctions, and raw material or sub-assembly shortages.
• Suggest and implement enhancements to factory-wide processes, particularly in scheduling, inventory management, and operational workflows.
• Technical Expertise:
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of Bill of Materials (BoM) driven material transactions.
• Assist production operators on ERP processes to improve system utilisation and factory efficiency.
• Provide support for stock movements and sub-contractor processes to ensure seamless operations.
  
  The person occupying this role must be a team player eager to collaborate and succeed with the team, to achieve tasks and overcome problems.
• The successful candidate should enjoy the challenge of a new system and will be expected to create a culture of continuous improvement among the team.
• This role is calling for a person who has the drive to achieve results in a logical, systematic, and precise manner.
• They must strive to be proactive and energetic in the work situation, seeking to get things done and at the same time deal with a variety of tasks.
• Previous experience with ERP systems/Excel would be beneficial as well as a good understanding of current processes.
• If so, this could be a great opportunity for someone looking for a new challenge within the business or someone experienced looking to join Brompton., A positive, can do attitude is essential for working at Brompton
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes and demands
• Logical thinker
• Excellent Excel skills are fundamental
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
• Good English communication skills - both verbal and written, with a confident and professional manner
• Attention to detail and a willingness to dig down into details while retaining a sense of the broader picture
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Eager to lead process change through continuous improvement
• Experience working in manufacturing
• Ability to work in a multicultural and multilingual environment
• Passionate, determined and resourceful
• Emotional intelligence