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Production Planning Manager
Broughton, Chester
£44,000 plus car allowance, 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme
About the Role
As our Production Planning Manager, you will head Production Control and will develop and implement a site resource plan based on customer volumes / productivity data, developing a workload management tool that allows correct allocation of resources across site. You will implement a process for monitoring daily performance, highlighting inefficiencies and areas of improvement to the operational team, and will support in the build and design of the end to end production control processes, working closely on the vision and strategy.
As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:
Lead all Production Control processes for the manufacturing logistics operation, ensuring all operational requirements, service, and productivity KPI’s are achieved are met and delivered in a timely manner
Analyse and maintain accurate and robust daily, weekly and monthly reporting mechanisms to monitor, control and improve performance
Ensure all direct activities have a relevant standard operating procedure and actively pursue the elimination of waste through the application of continuous improvement tools and techniques
Enthusiastically pursue own Unipart Way (UPW) goals / targets and ensure achievement of required UPW and contribute towards the overall team’s objectives by assisting in the design / creation of KPI’s and Visual Management and through participation in OCCs
Monitor team absence and performance, taking action where necessary, ensuring weekly reviews - provide solutions to team issues taking account of the appropriate policies and ethical practice
Create and maintain a positive team culture and spirit, encouraging involvement from all team members
Manage customer interfaces and expectations to ensure excellent customer service is achieved
About You
We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!
Experience within Production Control (or similar) in a production logistics / high-volume fast-moving environment
Advanced MS Excel skills and data interrogation
Continuous improvement – proven capability of process design, process improvement
Sound understanding of Health, Safety, and Environmental legislation and regulations
Experience of managing, training, and motivating a large team to achieve their goals
Excellent communication skills at all levels
Lean production experience would be an advantage
About Unipart
We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it’s your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you ‘you’ - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.
