Production Planner

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Full time
Location: Glasgow
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Job offered by: Norit Activated Carbon
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Category:
NORIT Activated Carbon is one of the global leaders and produces various qualities of activated carbon in its powder and granular form. Our mission - to be the customer's #1 choice for added value activated carbon solutions in energy, environmental, water, food, chemical, pharma, automotive, and other industrial markets. We supply a broad portfolio of materials, know-how and technical expertise, complementary services and technologies.

We have established our global presence with manufacturing plants in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Italy and United States and as well a Global Business Service center in Riga.

Join us as a Production Planner in Glasgow. We are seeking an experienced and highly organized Production Planner to join our operations team. The Production Planner will oversee all manufacturing planning on a shift basis to ensure optimal use of resources and equipment, meeting quality, production, and customer targets cost-effectively. This role requires close communication and coordination with various onsite and offsite functions, including customer care, transportation, and the master planner, as well as suppliers of raw materials, packaging, and storage.

As a Production Planner, your daily tasks will include:

Production activities related to the manufacture of activated carbon and monitor the quality of carbon grades produced Customer orders, planning, and preparing production schedules to maintain adequate stock levels and meet customer orders with correct dispatch dates The production plan around changes in customer orders, plant breakdowns, milling and packaging issues, and off-quality products With the Operations Manager, Maintenance Manager, and central planning function to create a yearly production plan aligned with the site production wheel The production wheel delivers the most cost-effective model for the site, specifically planning recipe 6 C carbons, acid management, and olive stone flour generation Weekly and longer-term production plans Production orders in JDE daily/weekly for WIP and FPI items to allow the operations team to administer their production Monthly stock counts for raw materials and packaging With suppliers of raw materials, packaging, and storage of intermediate acid to meet production planning requirements Coordinating with customers for sales of intermediate and spent acid, and with customer care and transport to ensure on-time shipment and order advancement The efforts of Shift Managers to ensure effective operation of the process and delivery of the production plan Participate in cross-functional root cause analysis meetings The development of operations procedures with a focus on SHE, ISO, HACCP, Halal, and Kosher requirements The execution of re-processing non-conforming C carbon products On the responsibility for any other reasonable duties as required by the line manager Requirements:

At least 5 years of planning experience in the industry Competence in a chemical manufacturing process or similar Secondary education (at least 4 relevant Higher) Qualification IOSH or equivalent In management of production planning Communication and analytical skills Knowledge of Health & Safety Understanding of Product Uniformity/Variation and Manufacturing Process Control Working within ISO 9001 and 14001 management systems Computer literacy skills Benefits:

Competitive salary and additional benefit package Supportive and dynamic, yet down-to-earth work environment A flat organization with short lines in which ownership and initiatives are valued We support the development of our employees in the form of on-the-job learning, training and courses

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