Materials & Production Planner MRP2

Chelsea Technologies is a market leading environmental sensor design & manufacturing company working in a variety of industry sectors, including green shipping, marine science, water quality, defence and agritech. We are looking to recruit an experienced Materials & Production Planner MRP2 to join our Supply Chain team.

Responsible for assisting the operations team with:

• Reviewing MRP messages for work order action (i.e. create new work order,  expedite, defer, cancel existing work orders according to MRP messages).
• Maintaining, reviewing and printing work orders within a Syspro MRP system.
• Checking and adjusting work order start and finish dates to meet required sales order delivery schedule or internal engineering orders.
• Verifying all work order transactions have been completed correctly upon job completion including booking of labour time, issue of materials and build quantities.
• Electronically issuing materials to kits.
• Booking completed work orders into stock.
• Running work order shortage reports and working with purchasing to relieve shortages.
• Progressing purchase order delivery dates with our suppliers.
• Working closely with the Production Manager in a supporting role to create a balanced capacity plan  / master production schedule and updating associated Excel reports and macros as required.
• Assisting with the planning and administration of  RMA or rework work orders.
• Scanning and filing work order documentation.
• General  administration duties in support of the supply chain management and order fulfilment functions.
• Maintaining static MRP data (lead-times, costs, economic batch sizes, work centres, locations)

Qualifications
Preferred: Educated to A level standard, ideally having studied a Business-related qualification

Knowledge
Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP2) and Supply Chain Management – preferred

Experience

• Experience of using MRP software – preferred
• Multi-level bill of materials – preferred
• Experience in production and materials planning and associated controls, ideally within an engineering/manufacturing/high tech environment
• Microsoft Office skills (in particular Excel) – Essential

Personal Skills

• Excellent analytical skills with strong level of numeracy.
• Personal drive and enthusiasm
• Strong planning and organising skills
• Proven communication skills both verbal and written
• Good ability to work with others
• Tenacity to delight customers with on time and right first time delivery standards and exceed customer satisfaction expectations.
• Results oriented with the ability to influence and encourage colleagues and supply partners to achieve deadlines and target service levels / response times.
• Attention to detail
• Self-motivated
• Ability to focus and close out key tasks whilst also dealing with interruptions and changing priorities

Security Clearance
Security clearance will be applied for on appointment –  Only candidates suitable for clearance need apply. Proof of residency in UK for last 5 years is required.

Application Process

Please submit your CV and covering letter to Ellen Keegan  with details of salary expectation.

Please contact Ellen Keegan for copy of Candidate Privacy Notice and Privacy & Data Protection Notice to understand how we look after your personal data during the application process.

Information

• Location: , United Kingdom

Industry experience

Years of experience: 5 to 10 years

Taxonomy

• Nano Materials
• Chemical Materials
• Production Equipment & Software
• Materials
• Production Management
• IT - Product Management