Job Title: Materials’ Planner
Location: Nantgarw, Cardiff
Salary: £24,000 – £26,000 per annum + bonus + benefits package
Hours: 0:700 – 15:00, Mon – Fri
Closing date: 9:30am Mon 11th April 2022
Biocatalysts develop and manufacture speciality enzymes from small to large scale quantities for a variety of industries such as food, flavor, fragrance, life science, pharma and fine chemicals. We are the only company offering a rapid, low-cost speciality enzyme service from discovery phase through to global shipment of regulatory compliant enzymes.
About the role:
Do you want the opportunity to be part of a long-established, successful company? Do you want to be part of our talented Operations’ team scheduling production and resources for the fermentation plant to ensure on-time fulfilment of our customers’ projects? Then look no further and work with us….no one can do what we do.
Key Duties:
- Coordination and management of stock for all materials required for fermentation production to ensure customer orders are fulfilled on time whilst maintaining target stock levels
- Maintain and manage raw material consumption in the most effective way to ensure minimal write off exposure
- Control and report on material variances against Bill of Materials vs actual demand, trends, loss analysis
- Planning labour hours for multiple projects, identifying process times, material demand and lead time to ensure on-time despatch for the customer
- Provide accurate needs of working hours and capacity levels to the Fermentation Manager
- Attending scheduled production meetings and communicate changes/issues to the fermentation production schedule
- Plan material demand and lead time in line with the fermentation production schedule and liaise with Supply Chain to confirm delivery dates
- Monitor stock levels and place orders as required
- Monitor and respond to changes on fermentation production schedule with minimal impact to customer promised delivery date
- Acting as key liaison point between the Project Manager, Fermentation production and Sales Order Processing/Logistics’ team
- Carry out monthly stock take and reporting updates
- Raise issues in relation raw material supply which may impact customer’s delivery expectations
- Materials’ handling to support fermentation production
- Support the planning and utilisation of equipment and people resource for 24/7 production in a cost-effective way
- Provide scheduling support for blended production during holidays/sickness absence
- Work in accordance with H&S, GMP, HACCP, QM systems
- Carry out the responsibilities stated in the Managing Director’s Health & Safety Policy detailed in paragraphs 9 and 10 of his management Directive
- Be conversant with and adopt the procedures stated in the Environmental Management System (EMS) Manual and it’s supporting document
About you:
You will bring strong industry experience in materials’ planning and scheduling within a manufacturing and/or supply chain environment along with Sage manufacturing or ERP/MRP system experience and five GCSE’s A-C grade (or equivalent) including Maths & English which are essential.
Having knowledge and ideally experience of stock management for all materials required for fermentation production, Bills of Materials and project management will be advantageous.
Reporting to the Fermentation Manager, you will be a good communicator, encouraged to use your own initiative, proactively problem solve and manage changing work demands in a fast-paced environment.
If you feel you can make a difference and be an integral member of the Operations team helping to deliver the needs of our customers, we would love to learn more about you.
Please click on the APPLY button to be redirected to the careers page to complete your application.
Candidates with experience of: Buyer, Material Planner, Procurement Officer, Purchaser, Control, Buying Assistant, Purchasing Assistant, Procurement Assistant, Materials Controller, Production Material Planner, Production Planner, Materials Buyer, Materials Coordinator may also be considered for this role.
