Production Planner

Who are we?

At Tate we are passionate about everything we do. As a member of Kingspan Group, a global plc group of companies, Tate is recognised worldwide as an industry leader in the development and manufacture of data centre infrastructure solutions and commercial office raised access floors, for over 120 years. With revenues of over $420m and growing, Tate play a pivotal role in offering expertise in cutting edge design engineering in order to craft solutions, by working collaboratively with clients as a trusted partner.

Our business continues to grow and expand, operating multiple manufacturing and commercial sites across the US, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We are excited about our fresh, dynamic, and inclusive team of experts working on new innovations and forward-thinking designs, as we remain a market leading player within our industry. We continue to invest heavily in the best available manufacturing tools and equipment needed to adhere to Kingspan’s world class standards and in keeping with our Planet Passionate sustainability strategy, our focus is on having minimal climate impact.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.

What will you be doing?

The Production Planner will develop and maintain a rolling 12-week production schedule in line customer demand & forecasted sales. You will support production operations whilst ensuring a high level of service is delivered to both internal and external stakeholders.

Key objectives in your role as Production Planner include:

• Creating and maintaining the demand plan (short- to mid-term), with consideration for operational requirements.
• Delivering the production plan in line with customer demand.
• Planning output material and labour to meet demand on a rolling schedule.
• Working with the procurement team to check provisions are made for materials in line with pre-determined stock deliveries, proactively raising any issue or variances.
• Working with Front Line Managers, ensuring on-time delivery of orders whilst considering manning capacity and performance adherence.
• Creating and issuing weekly ‘Work-to-Lists’ to all areas of production, ensuring any changes have been updated, communicated and documented.
• Updating and maintaining reporting tools and planning models on a daily / weekly / monthly basis.
• Escalating service level and performance issues/variances in a timely manner.
• Chairing weekly meetings with key operations stakeholders.
• Creating and improving methods of working to maximise leaner ways of scheduling.
• Proactively initiating and driving scheduling restraints/opportunities to your line manager.
• Working closely with the Inventory Controller & Warehouse Supervisor to ensure stock accuracy and that controls are adhered to.
• Consistent and effective communication with key business stakeholders to achieve the manufacturing plan.
• Any other ad-hoc duties, as reasonably requested.

Compliance:

• Adhere to the Company’s compliance obligations, policies, processes, and procedures.
• Report compliance concerns, issues, and failures.
• Participate in training as required.

What do you need?

You should:

• Have previous experience in production planning and scheduling.
• Have strong Excel, MS Office, and reporting skills. Experience using SAP would be advantageous.
• An ability to manage and interpret data quickly to ensure accuracy.
• Be a result-orientated individual who is effective working under pressure, with excellent attention to detail.
• Have strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Possess excellent time management and organisational skills, being able to effectively prioritise workloads.

Why Choose Tate?

• We are proud to offer competitive salaries, bonus opportunities and generous pension contributions.
• We know a work/life balance is important, which is why we offer 25 days’ holiday entitlement.
• Corporate volunteering with paid time off to give back to our local community.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities. We prioritise developing both you and your career at Tate.
• Getting to know your colleagues on a personal level is easy at Tate with social events scheduled throughout the year.
• We are People Passionate and offer our employees unrestricted access to an Employee Assistance Programme and have dedicated MHFA representatives across the business.
• We are part of the global Kingspan Group, which means direct access to careers opportunities worldwide!