Production Planner

Permanent - Full Time

Independent Forgings and Alloys (IFA) are seeking a Production Planner to join their Production Control Team!

As our Production Planner, you will…

• Implement and maintain the computerised planning system to maintain departmental production schedules, forecast sales, customer update information.
• Liaise daily with production departments to ensure plan is maintained or issues are reported and acted on appropriately.
• Manage and expedite orders from order receipt to despatch, including communication with NPI teams and processes prior to production.
• Work with wider production control team to ensure all ancillary functions are kept at an appropriate standard - including stock control, management of sub-contractors, liaising with customers and continuous improvement projects covering a wide range of activities.

More about you:

We’d like you to have experience in planning workload on production equipment with great communication skills and strong IT skills. Ideally, you’ll have a good understanding of metal forging techniques and knowledge of the effects of hot working metals and the associated metallurgy.

More about IFA:

We manufacture high-integrity, open-die and closed-die forged components in nickel alloy, titanium, stainless steel and carbon alloys for customers and tier-one suppliers within the aerospace, nuclear, power generation, marine as well as oil and gas sector. We are unique due to the combination of open and closed-die forging while also undertaking the whole production process from raw material to the finished product in one location. Our benefits include:

• A highly competitive pay.
• Training and Development opportunities
• Work-life balance
• 33 days holidays
• Pension scheme - 5% contribution
• Bonus scheme
• Westfield cash plan Level 1
• Death in service payment, company sick pay and long service rewards
• Tax efficiency schemes including the Cycle to Work
• Gympass membership
• Free uniform and PPE
• On-site parking is available

Please refer to the job description upon submitting your application.