Production Planner & Cost Administrator
Kea-Flex Mouldings Ltd
Bordon
About James Walker
James Walker is part of the James Walker Group of Companies, who are a successful global Industrial organisation supplying high-performance sealing products and solutions. With state-of-the-art material technology skills, the James Walker Strategic Business Unit (SBU) of the James Walker Group specialises in the provision of sealing solutions (elastomers, polymers, composites, engineering plastics, high nickel alloys).
Our worldwide group of companies has operations, sales and service entities across Europe, Middle East, India, Australia, New Zealand, SE Asia, South Africa and North and South America
Your Role
In line with the strategic objectives of the business & through your deployed goals developed as part of your personal Employee Development System (EDS), role remit & thus determined Key Performance Indices (KPI) assist in the sale of the Company’ products services & technology as profitably as possible into our chosen active & target account base & markets throughout the world. To promote excellent working relationships throughout our Company, its customer base, partners, specifiers & market channels. Maintain effective communication throughout the business at all levels. To facilitate a world class, best in class culture throughout our organization. To be a team player working alongside your colleagues adopting an ethical, can-do attitude that helps us achieve our objectives whilst working within the boundaries of our values.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage all aspects of our planning tools to facilitate maintaining an average >96% OTIF against our promise with an average lead-time <4 weeks across the business. Ensure that Direct Labour and where appropriate In-Direct Labour are assigned and perform jobs that are always necessary in line with the production plan with regular updates to all interested parties. Control all released jobs, providing precise instructions relating to the job order requirements, including special procedures and BOM / PQIS updates. Liaise with your colleagues when job queries or delivery issues arise; but always in a proactive manner. Maintain and monitor an effective, agreed approach for batch / LOT size production trounces.
- Manage all aspects of new enquiry costs through the NPI system providing a formal estimate against each new enquiry the business quotes. Manage all aspects of item configuration into Syteline items, this includes but is not limited to: - item generation, current operations, current materials, OP assignment, planning and additional planning tabs as well as item categorization. Ensure participation on the margin improvement initiatives of the business working closely with your colleagues implementing best practice “LEAN” techniques.
- Supporting your line manager assist in all aspects of production transactions ultimately with your function fulfilling the shipping duties for all product leaving the facility.
- Assisting your line manager whilst working within the limits of authority for the business control stock objectives for raw materials and finished goods assisting to improve efficiency.
- Support production cost reduction initiatives through continuous improvement tools investigating and implementing ways of improving productivity, flexibility & the reduction of waste and rejects which will include the control of RMA’ through the production plan.
- To work within customer driven timescales for the delivery of our commitments. To manage our customers’ expectations. Not to over promise and under deliver, but to exceed both our customer, business and shareholder expectations.
- Assist to maintain the Companies document traceability in line with standards established, third party requirements and current legislation
- To work closely with other departments in the business.
- Foster excellent communication that leads to a strong customer orientated business.
- Annually agree challenging yet attainable objectives for your role. Formally & informally progress work toward delivering those objectives presenting regular updates.
- Be a team player cognisant of the business values and ethos.
- To participate actively in the business across all disciplines with a can-do attitude.
- Assist your line manager as is necessary including other duties as are assignee
- Maintain and configure ERP, planning, costing, and production control systems to ensure data accuracy and effective operational performance.
- Configure and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs), routings, product structures, work centres, and planning parameters to support manufacturing requirements.
- Support configuration control processes, ensuring product and manufacturing data changes are implemented, documented, and traceable.
About you
Essential job specific key skills required:
- Performs well in a multi-disciplined team
- A completer or tasks – persistent. Familiar with tight reporting deadlines
- A good communicator with strong interpersonal skills – out going
- Self-starter – proactive with good time keeping and time management
- Presentable with a professional outlook. Complete Integrity
- Reasonable, but able to maintain a valid position under pressure
- Background in production planning, project management, costing or finance
- A working knowledge of export and export shipping procedures
- An ability to challenge current practice. Excellent standards of literacy and numeracy
- Good MS Office user skills
- Good bespoke software user skills. Syteline would be an advantage, but not essential.
- Totally customer focused with a determination to succeed; entirely trustworthy
- Good analytical and priority setting skills
Desirable job specific skills & experience:
- Good commercial aptitude
- Formal qualifications; membership of an institute
Safety, Health & Environmental responsibilities:
It is the duty of all employees to:
- Act responsibly in relation to all matters which may affect the Health & Safety of themselves & others whilst on Company premises, customers’ premises & travelling between sites, & to always adhere to safety regulations.
- Observe all safety procedures & instructions & assist in maintaining a safe workplace & reporting any accidents, hazards, near misses, defects or damages to plant & equipment to the appropriate person.
- Wear appropriate PPE & use safety devices provided by the Company.
- Take care for the health & safety of yourself & others who may be affected by your acts & omissions.
- Report any injuries sustained (or near misses) during working hours.
- Not to interfere with, or misuse anything which has been put in place to secure your Health & Safety.
Quality responsibilities:
It is the duty of all employees to:
- Be conscientious & understand the importance of maintaining a high-quality service.
- Follow instructions & procedures to the required standards/operating procedures & to always check the quality of the work you produce.
- Strive for innovative solutions & continuous improvements in all areas of your role.
- Always demonstrate a ‘right first time’ approach.
- Proactively seek opportunities to improve standards & quality.
Application End Date: 06/08/2026
Work Location: In person
