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An excellent opportunity has arisen for a candidate looking to start a career in engineering. A niche-market engineering manufacturing organisation in Norwich is seeking an Assistant Production Planner to join its professional and motivated team in order to learn the manufacturing planning processes required to develop cutting edge technology within a crucial and fascinating sector.

The successful candidate will have the desire and ability to learn the relevant skills, setting them on a path to a successful and rewarding career in engineering as part of an organisation which is a global leader in its industry.

Main Purpose of Position:

* To assist with the production planning and material control functions and to complete an administrative role for the company's keeping in line with the master production schedule.

* To maintain the company IFS production database.

* To support all departments and staff as and where required.

Major Responsibilities/Key Tasks:

* Ensure production planning information for the company's operations is produced on time, and all relevant documents issued in line with the master production schedule. This includes:

* Shop order bar coded paperwork.

* Shop order pick list.

* Drawings.

* Any additional paperwork required for a job package.

* Ensure the shop requisition/shop order material availability checks and shortage notifications have been run. Data to be exported from the company IFS production database and manipulated within excel. Issue to the relevant departments when required.

* Progress chases all live shop orders. Reporting any shortages to the relevant department so that required action can be taken.

Requirements:

* A general understanding of manufacturing processes would be beneficial for this role. Although opportunities to see and understand both the build and products will be given where and whenever possible.

* Experience with excel will be required