We are looking for a qualified and experienced Production Planner to create and manage the production schedule to ensure the efficient, timely and cost-effective manufacturing of products., As the production planner you will oversee all planning/scheduling and labour/capacity planning for the high-pressure business, including plans for the in-house machine shop. You will also be required to run and present daily production meetings, update shortage reports and identify potential issues, advising of such in a timely manner. The candidate must have a broad range of skills on excel to include the use of macros/formulas and have a good numerical mind. Control of production routing and raising of production paperwork is also essential.,

• Working with the production team and material planners to meet customer despatch dates
• Interaction with factory floor required
• Demand planning along with labour capacity planning
• Raising & kitting of production paperwork.
• Running daily production meetings with Supervisors
• Communication and coordination with production and purchasing team.
• Continuous improvement/LEAN methods desired.
• Knowledge of KPI's & ability to compile reports to present to management team.
• A strong team player who establishes, monitors and communicates well with all areas of the business., 25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays (Option to purchase 5 days after probation period)
• 7% Employer Pension Contribution
• Westfield Health Medial Cash Plan Cover
• Death in Service Benefit of 4 x salary
• Cycle scheme (After probation period)
• Electric Car Scheme (After 1 year of employment)
• 10% of salary in shares after 1 year of employment
• Costco Gold Company member, allowing employees to join.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Policies
  
  Minimum of 5 years' experience within a similar role
• Level 3 NVQ/A level (CIPS/APICS) or above
• Strong analytical, computer, communication, and writing skills (typing)
• Strong data capabilities
Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements This role will be based onsite a Redditch Monday to Thursday 07:30-16:15, Friday 07:30 -12:00 Key Competencies
• Strong experience on Excel essential
• SAP experience advantageous
• Experience on MRP purchasing
• Experience with production planning/capacity planning
  
  Gardner Denver is a leading provider of mission-critical flow control and compression equipment and associated aftermarket parts, consumables, and services, which it sells across multiple attractive end-markets within the industrial, energy and medical industries. Its broad and complete range of compressor, vacuum and blower products and services, along with its application expertise and over 160 years of engineering heritage, allows Gardner Denver to provide differentiated product and service offerings for its customers' specific uses., Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.