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In Brief... Production Planner

 Brief Description:

Plans and prepares the details and resources required for the efficient running of a production process in a manufacturing company.

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Prospects UK - Plant and Production Management

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This occupation has been viewed 28,848 times since 1st Aug 2008 

 Qualifications required?
Degree

 Typical entry routes:
Entry via diploma or degree in Construction or Engineering area. Involves on-the-job training with senior and experienced planners.

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Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing
Chemical, Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Typical tasks undertaken in this profession: 17
 » Examine documents, materials, and products, and monitor work processes, in order to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications. 
 » Review documents such as production schedules, work orders, and staffing tables to determine personnel and materials requirements, and material priorities. 
 » Confer with department supervisors and other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes. 
 » Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, and engineering. 
 » Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, and customers to coordinate production and shipping activities, and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays. 
 » Record production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, and quality control measures. 
 » Requisition and maintain inventories of materials and supplies necessary to meet production demands. 
 » Calculate figures such as required amounts of labor and materials, manufacturing costs, and wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers. 
 » Distribute production schedules and work orders to departments. 
 » Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, and customer information, so that status reports can be completed. 
  
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1 Operations Support
 Sean O Hara
 
Abbott

"No two days are the same and you can always be sure that the next challenge is waiting just around the corner"
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Sean O Hara


 



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