Production Planning Manager

Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation, are a leading manufacturer of water management solutions, surface water drainage products, and cable protection systems, these sit alongside our Green Urbanisation offering, providing a full solution for water management. With a large proportion of our products made from recycled materials sustainability sits at the heart of all we do.



Role: We are seeking a Production Planning Manager to oversee the creation and maintenance of our manufacturing schedules. This role involves close collaboration with the Production/Engineering Team, Commercial Team, and Supply Chain Team to ensure optimal production and supply schedules with a strong customer focus.



Additional to the production planning you will hold responsibility for all raw material planning, this will include supplier interaction and purchasing functions. The role will be responsible for the local recycling teams and will be focused on the development of our Polypipe 360 initiative driving the reclaim element of supplier returns.



Our people are at the heart of what we do and as such we are seeking a truly genuine and caring leader that can embrace and promote our behaviours and cultural journey. You must be a strong leader who can gain trust and respect delivering an empowered and motivated team through a balance of structure, empathy, and support.



You will be joining a business who have recently invested a lot into its people, site and facilities and are continuing on a trend of positive transformation and modernisation across their manufacturing plant.



Responsibilities:



* Develop, maintain, and review production plans and scheduling documentation & Manage MRP runs and set production plans, ensuring adherence to these plans.



* Analyse current and anticipated orders against inventory by Integrating sales orders with master schedule and coordinate resources to meet delivery dates. &Collaborate with various departments to establish schedules that allocate resources effectively.



* Produce weekly management reports and drive a culture of continuous improvement by Lead forecasting meetings and planning sessions with key departments.



* Ensure Materials are planned and procured to support the production plan ensuring that the quantities and appropriate to support a flexible and dynamic production schedule. & Report on production throughput, scrap, and plan adherence.



* Plan and control the flow of returned 360 product into the recycling process and the facilitate the sale of unwanted polymers (scrap & pellet). & Lead the Recycling function planning the reprocessing of scrap and returned products.



* Ensure that you and your team are aware of and work within the company’s latest policies and procedures.



* Ensure that you are fully aware of our financial planning requirements including budgeted costs and/or forecasted costs to ensure that the actual business performance is on plan or better than planned.



* Provide strong leadership of Health, & Safety issues by setting the high standards that will drive a continued improvement in safety performance, with a clear target of causing zero harm, with safety at the heart of everything we do.



* Work closely with the companies HS&E advisors seeking guidance and advice if required & Ensure compliance with UK Health & Safety Regulations.



* Carry out regular audits such as Managers Level 2 Audits and Manager Employee Engagement Tours (MEET), to ensure visibility and engagement on Health, Safety & Wellbeing issues.



* Ensure a plan is in place for the necessary training and development of the team which is documented in an up-to-date training matrix, that can be used to demonstrate competency and future training requirements.



* Ensure everyone understands their role and how they can excel by doing monthly reviews to keep track of progress against identified key strategic projects.



* Creation of Supply & Distribution plans both short and mid term by monitoring the latest sales data and stock impacts – Update IFS as required and Measure OTIF delivery from manufacturing



* Provide insights and forecasts in collaboration with the rest of the business to align production with market demand & Define inventory classification and relevant strategies for products to align service goal



Requirements:



* Graduate Degree or Equivalent would be desirable.



* NEBOSH / IOSH Management / Leadership qualification would be desirable



* Significant experience in manufacturing planning & Scheduling and Good knowledge of and experience in ERP systems preferably IF



* Previous experience managing a multi-skilled team and multi-shift operations in Manufacturing and working in Production Management including consistent delivery of productivity targets in Manufacturing.



* Knowledge and experience of delivering safety metrics & liaising with third party suppliers and consultants



* Good financial understanding and a track record of delivering against budgets



* Previous experience of working with Plastic manufacturing and/or fabrication and assembly would be desirable but not essential.



Benefits:



* 25 days holiday



* Save as you earn Sharesave Scheme



* Bonus



* Contributory pension scheme



* Life assurance (linked to pension scheme membership)



* Free on-site parking