Production Planner

Aliaxis is one of the world's leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems, valves and fittings. We are present all over the world in more than 40 countries and more than 15.000 people, with 100 production and distribution units. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy._
- In Italy we are present with more than 700 people and 5 production sites. With our main local brands FIP, REDI, ASTORE, ISEA and LARETER, we make products for the building, infrastructure, industry, and agriculture sectors._

We offer a role as **Production Planner**, who will report to the Supply Chain Director Italy, and could be based in our plants in **Fiesso Umbertiano (RO) **or **Zola Predosa (BO)**. This figure will be responsible for organising production according to demand and quality standards, ensuring that goods are produced in time for distribution and in a profitable manner; with the aim of ensuring a smooth and cost-efficient flow of our production operations.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Coordinate production workflow for one or multiple products
- Plan and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay
- Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand
- Assign workers and other staff to particular production operations
- Schedule shift according to production needs
- Monitor jobs to ensure they will finish on time and within budget
- Address issues when they arise aiming for minimum disruption
- Obtain output information (number of finished products, percentage of defectives etc.)
- Prepare and submit status and performance reports
- Keep paperwork organized
- Collaborate with quality control, warehouse and other staff
- Optimization of production procedures

**Requirements**:

- Proven experience as production planner
- Excellent knowledge of production planning and quality control principles
- Experience in MRP II (Manufacturing resource planning) will be considered a plus
- Working knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems
- Good at math and statistics
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication abilities
- High school diploma; Further education or certification is preferred