£44,000 plus car allowance, 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme
About the Role
As our Production Planning Manager, you will head Production Control and develop and implement a site resource plan based on customer volumes and productivity data. You will create a workload management tool that allows correct allocation of resources across the site, implement a process for monitoring daily performance, highlight inefficiencies and areas of improvement to the operational team, and support the design of end‑to‑end production control processes aligned with the company vision and strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all Production Control processes for the manufacturing logistics operation, ensuring operational requirements, service and productivity KPIs are achieved and delivered in a timely manner.
- Analyse and maintain accurate and robust daily, weekly and monthly reporting mechanisms to monitor, control and improve performance.
- Ensure all direct activities have a relevant standard operating procedure and actively pursue the elimination of waste through the application of continuous improvement tools and techniques.
- Enthusiastically pursue Unipart Way goals and targets, ensuring achievement of required Unipart Way contributions, and assist in the design/creation of KPIs, visual management and participation in operational review cycles.
- Monitor team absence and performance, taking action where necessary, and conduct weekly reviews to provide solutions to team issues in line with policies and ethical practice.
- Create and maintain a positive team culture and spirit, encouraging involvement from all team members.
- Manage customer interfaces and expectations to ensure excellent customer service is achieved.
Qualifications & Skills
- Experience within Production Control (or similar) in a high‑volume, fast‑moving production logistics environment.
- Advanced MS Excel skills and data interrogation abilities.
- Proven capability in process design and continuous improvement.
- Sound understanding of Health, Safety, and Environmental legislation and regulations.
- Experience managing, training, and motivating a large team to achieve their goals.
- Excellent communication skills at all levels.
- Lean production experience is an advantage.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it is your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you ‘you’, it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.
Contact
Unipart House
Garsington Road
Cowley
Oxford
OX4 2PG
Tel: 01865 778966
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