Production Planner

**Introduction**:
Salary - Generous, dependant on experience.
Flexibility - with start and finish times with a Monday to Friday working week.
Development - upskilling, development, and internal opportunities.
Continuous Improvement - you’ll be encouraged to offer improvement ideas be a part of project teams.
PerkBox -receive access to various discounts through our association with Perkbox.
Location - Somersby NSW based, close to the Gosford freeway exit on the toll-free M1.
Delta Laboratories is a highly successful, family-owned business located in Somersby. It has been a prominent Central Coast business for 20 years. With a strong focus on innovative products Delta has partnered with some of Australia’s most sought-after premium brands in skin care, sunscreens, and personal care products. Delta employs over 120 staff across various disciplines and regularly encourages internal promotion and development.
**Description**:
Reporting directly to the Supply Chain Manager we are seeking an experienced Production Planner. This role will be responsible to plan and prepare production schedules for dispensing, manufacturing, and packaging lines.
**Key duties**:
Plan and prepare production schedules with a fixed production plan.
Attend Daily Direction Setting meetings to issue production updates.
Issue the Bill of Materials and paperwork to various departments ensuring all materials are available.
Ensure products are made efficiently and in accordance with the production plan.
Forecast master production scheduling (to establish time and sequence).
Provide daily output rates, standard rates, and reasons for discrepancies, and provide improvement suggestions.
Be actively involved in the planning and introduction of new products and projects.
**Skills and Experiences**:
**Skills**:
At least 2+ years’ experience as a Production Planner or in a similar role in manufacturing environment.
Exceptional time managements skills, be able to work to tight deadlines whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy & quality.
Work as an autonomous and proactive team member in a small team environment.
Willingness to learn and work towards continuous improvement.
Advanced Excel skills required.
This is a varied and interesting role, with challenging work, with a focus on commercial decision-making and adding value to the business. It offers a real opportunity to drive changes and improvements to drive our strategic growth in to the future.
If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact a member of the HR Team on 02 4340 0200.