Ppi jobs in Manchester

Reason For Role

The Production Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring the flow of products through the production cycle. They ensure that production schedules are met efficiently and cost-effectively while maintaining product quality standards and delivery timelines.

Main Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and communicate detailed production schedules for multiple products to meet customer demands and inventory targets.
• Coordinate with purchasing, inventory, and production teams to ensure the availability of raw materials, components, and resources.
• Plan and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay
• Monitor production progress and adjust schedules as needed to resolve conflicts, issues or delays.
• Analyze production specifications and plant capacity data to determine manufacturing processes and timelines.
• Review and confirm production requirements and ensure timely completion and booking of completed orders.
• Support Inventory counts (PPI) and manage stock variance adjustments
• Maintain accurate records of production activities, materials usage, and work-in-progress.
• Collaborate with the sales and customer service teams to provide accurate delivery dates and updates that can be communicated to the customer, to include trials and samples.
• Identify production bottlenecks, constraints and coordinate solutions to minimize downtime and maximize efficiency.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to production planning, scheduling, and workflow optimization.
• Prepare and present regular production status and performance reports and KPIs to stakeholders to include updates on promotional work.
• Develop the systems and role to enable the rapid growth of the production output

Key Results Areas

• Adherence to production plan
• Inventory levels and accuracy
• Performance KPI’s
• Capacity Planning and Utilization
• Communications

Health & Safety Responsibilities

Every employee has a responsibility in Hygiene, Environment, Health and Safety to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others, who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work and to cooperate with Minky’s Management so far as is necessary to enable them to comply with duties placed on them.

• Know and respect the procedures and instructions;
• Work responsibly. Avoid unacceptable risks: Know the hazards, risks and control measures related to the job;
• Report anomalies immediately to your direct manager;
• Help to improve HSE performance in any other way, whenever possible.

Requirements To Perform the Role

• Primarily office-based with regular interaction on the production floor.
• May require occasional overtime to meet tight deadlines.

Qualification

• Higher level qualification (‘A’ levels, BTEC, Degree in a supply chain, engineering, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Experience

• Proven experience in production planning, scheduling, or a similar role in a manufacturing environment. FMCG experience is preferable.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, capacity planning, and material requirements planning (MRP).
• Experience and proficiency in using SAP would be desirable.
• Proficiency in production planning software and MS Office (especially Excel).
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.

Working Pattern

Monday to Thursday, 6:00am - 2:40pm, and Friday, 6:00am - 11:00am (37.5 hours per week).

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Financial planning services
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Store discount
• Transport links

Application question(s):

• Do you have a legal right to work in the United Kingdom?

Education:

• A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Production planning: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person