Capacity Planner

Description:

Bindery Capacity Planner

Our client, a hugely successful and well-established manufacturer based in Bungay, are currently seeking a Bindery Capacity Planner to join their team.

This is a full-time, permanent position, working Monday – Friday 08:30 – 17:00.

Benefits:

* Competitive Salary

* Contributory Pension

* Company Sick Pay

* 26 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

* Life Assurance

* Cycle Scheme

* Free Onsite Car Parking (Subject to Availability)

* Health & Wellbeing Support

Skills & Experience:

* Experience in a Production Planning/Capacity Planning role is required – ideally within a manufacturing environment.

* Degree of flexibility to work overtime.

* This is an opportunity to be an active team player who is happy to support and be supported in our Production Control team.

* Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

* Work well under pressure both independently and within a team to be fast reacting to an ever-changing plan

* Able to work well within a team and independently.

The Production Control Team are responsible for scheduling the production plan throughout the factory with two main aims: meeting or customer’s dates and maximising productivity.

Key Responsibilities:

* Understand machine capabilities in order to set a production plan that maximises production efficiencies in the bindery to include digital.

* Sequence work in optimum order to maximise batching and machine performance in all areas of the business.

* Ensure the plan set enables all copy dates to be met.

* Set a weekly shift plan, and amend the plan as required to minimise costs whilst ensuring sufficient capacity for customer agreements.

* Consider implications of change in plan on all interfacing areas, utilising excellent team-working skills to agree a workable solution for all parties.

* Having a good knowledge of what is in the loads, such as fulfilment work or opportunities to split work in order to problem solve.

* To be able to provide some schedules for titles outside of contractual agreements.

* To be able to cover Bindery Production Planner role, and other holiday cover as required.

Todd Hayes Ltd is an equal opportunities employer. Due to the large number of applications we receive I’m afraid we are unable to respond to everyone individually however your details will remain on file should another suitable opportunity become available moving forward.

If we can take your application further, we will of course be in touch.

Todd Hayes is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Todd Hayes Ltd