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Permanent – Full Time

Independent Forgings and Alloys (IFA) are seeking a Production Planner to join their Production Control Team!

As our Production Planner, you will…

* Implement and maintain the computerised planning system to maintain departmental production schedules, forecast sales, customer update information.

* Liaise daily with production departments to ensure plan is maintained or issues are reported and acted on appropriately.

* Manage and expedite orders from order receipt to despatch, including communication with NPI teams and processes prior to production.

* Work with wider production control team to ensure all ancillary functions are kept at an appropriate standard - including stock control, management of sub-contractors, liaising with customers and continuous improvement projects covering a wide range of activities.

More about you:

We’d like you to have experience in planning workload on production equipment with great communication skills and strong IT skills. Ideally, you’ll have a good understanding of metal forging techniques and knowledge of the effects of hot working metals and the associated metallurgy.

More about IFA:

We manufacture high-integrity, open-die and closed-die forged components in nickel alloy, titanium, stainless steel and carbon alloys for customers and tier-one suppliers within the aerospace, nuclear, power generation, marine as well as oil and gas sector. We are unique due to the combination of open and closed-die forging while also undertaking the whole production process from raw material to the finished product in one location. Our benefits include:

* A highly competitive pay.

* Training and Development opportunities

* Work-life balance

* 33 days holidays

* Pension scheme - 5% contribution

* Bonus scheme

* Westfield cash plan Level 1

* Death in service payment, company sick pay and long service rewards

* Tax efficiency schemes including the Cycle to Work

* Gympass membership

* Free uniform and PPE

* On-site parking is available

Please refer to the job description upon submitting your application