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Job Details

Operations Planner 12 Month Fixed Term

  • Job Title: Operations Planner
  • Location: Ellesmere, Shropshire
  • Salary: Negotiable

We are Fullwood Packo.

With operations in the UK, Ireland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, we are part of Pindustry. Pindustry is the investment company of the Netherlands based Verder Group which employs 1600 people across 50 companies in 25 countries.

For over 90 years, we have supplied the dairy industry with a variety of solutions for milking, cooling, milk storage and herd management. We have supplied over 50,000 farms in over 80 countries and offer tailored solutions for all commercially lactating species including cows, camels, goats, buffalo and sheep.

We are currently embarking on a major investment programme to ensure that our systems are the best possible for a world class engineering design and manufacturing organisation. The programme represents an initial investment of around 1 million and will ensure that we are able to continue to offer market leading solutions to the milking industry for years to come. The initial phase of the programme will be focused on our UK Head Office, Design and Manufacturing facility in Ellesmere in Shropshire before being rolled out across our international facilities.

Key Duties

  • Process sale orders / sales demand into the MRP system
  • Ensure all MRP results are actioned and delivered within a given timescale which ensures 95% availability of parts on site to line or supply
  • Actively seeking to reduce inventory
  • Communicate effectively with Customers, Production and Logistics departments.

Required Skills

  • Experience within a Planning within a manufacturing environment is essential.
  • A strong working knowledge of MRP systems and Inventory management
  • Highly skilled at building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers
  • Analytical with strong proven problem identification and solution abilities
  • Proficient with Excel and Word

Nicholas Associates Professional are working in partnership with Fullwood Packo on this assignment if you are interested in the Operations Planner role, please apply as soon as possible as interviews are due to take place within the coming weeks. If you require any further information, please contact Danny Faulkner of Nicholas Associates 0114 384 0124.

For more information on this vacancy please contact us on 01143840124.