Our prestigious international client is seeking a Production Planner to work on a three-month contract. You will be responsible for planning, controlling and expediting manufacturing requirements from receipt of contract, through Design, Administration, Master Scheduling, Purchasing, Production / Manufacturing Engineering Shop Floor Planning, Shop Floor to Despatch, ensuring delivery time lines are met. Main Duties and Responsibilities will include:- 1. Attend order review meetings 2. Review and/or set planning parameters: working with all departments within the company including design, sales, purchasing, materials control and production 3. Maintain the order book ­ set and maintain first and current promise dates 4. Carry out a monthly review of the order book 5. Review material due dates and agree fixed kitting date with Purchasing 6. Raise shop orders before start date 8. Manage material due dates by attending material review meetings 9. Assist with identifying and collecting extra costs data 10. Coordinate and action customer reschedule requests 11. Manage the process on jobs allocated to the planning department 12. Raise where appropriate and coordinate production permits/concessions 13. Work with purchasing to ensure long lead items are ordered 14. Liaise with production to ensure customer promise dates are met You will need to offer previous experience working as a Production Planner within a major manufacturing environment. Based in Poole with pay rate £200 Per Day C255 Keywords: Job, General