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Job Title: Production/Materials Controller

Location: Coventry

Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 p/a

Type: Full-time, permanent

The Role

Reporting initially to the Managing Director, the Production/Materials Controller will be responsible for the control and administration of all customer orders received to ensure that delivery commitments are met. The role will involve close co-ordination with the heads of Sales, Engineering and Production departments within the company to ensure the timely release of Engineering information and designs, placing and progressing material and sub-contract Purchase Orders, to ensure the efficient scheduling and demand led "pull through" of product through the factory to due date.

This role will be very hands-on and require someone with highly developed organisation skills, persuasiveness, and tenacity. IT skills required will include the common Microsoft works/office modules i.e. Excel and Word plus MFG Pro. Pro-active and a team player, you will liaise with customers on any status enquiry regarding their deliveries, with suppliers/sub-contractors in the placement and progress chasing of purchase orders placed, as well as internally with Sales, Engineering and Production departments.

Specific Duties will include but not limited to:

Review daily, all orders received from customers and liaise with Sales and Engineering for clarity of requirement and to establish preliminary special material requirements
Run MRP daily to establish purchasing and manufacturing requirements
Research, set up, review and develop a broad database of reliable, high quality supply lines for external material, sub-contract and general services requirements at competitive prices, to ensure timely and cost-effective supplies are on hand to meet production plans
Raise all Purchase Orders in support of the MRP and/or other identified requirements
Progress chase PO's ahead of time to ensure delivery to due date
In conjunction with Engineering and Production, establish and maintain product structures and routings
Raise, validate and release Production Work Orders and packs in support of the MRP and/or other identified requirements
Assist with the scheduling of all work through the factory to meet agreed due dates
Keep on top of production work orders to ensure delivery schedules are met
Prepare project plans (including Gant charts) for identified special projects
Liaise with Sales, Engineering and Production on a weekly basis on the status of deliveries and prepare a status report on the same for general distribution and chair such meetings as are necessary
Book in all Production Work Orders on completion, pick items available for delivery and raise all necessary paperwork for dispatch
Assist Production in the set up and maintenance of stock minimum reorder levels on all products
Assist with the introduction and co-ordinate the upkeep and development of the "Two Bin System" for identified components
Make recommendations on all aspects of the workflow from receipt to dispatch of customer orders to improve efficiency, eliminate waste and reduce cost
Co-ordinate the sale of scrap metal and the safe handling/disposal of all production waste materials
Maintain and report on scrap, customer complaints, deliveries to due date both inwards and outwards
Prepare such other reports related to the duties herein as may be specified from time to time
Liaise closely with all internal departments and make visits to suppliers (and customers where necessary) in support of all of the above duties

The Candidate

You will have experience working in a similar role
Strong IT skills
Strong organisation skills
Ability to build good relationships with key departments across the business
External travel may be necessary so a full, clean UK driving license will be required

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OPTIMA UK INC LTD

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