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We’re now seeking a Production Controller – someone to manage and expediate orders from order receipt to dispatch. You will communicate with customers regarding jobs in progress and feedback progress to the rest of the business and the management team. You’ll also manage and expediate sub-contractors and cover for over roles in our Production Control department as required.

All that we ask is that you have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and have a good understanding of planning requirements in production environments. A basic understanding of metallurgy or engineering would be a distinct advantage.

We offer you:

  • · Competitive pay.

  • · Holidays – you will have 33 days holiday, including bank holidays.

  • · Pension scheme – IFA wants to provide its employees a good foundation for the life after work and hence offers a 5% contribution. The pension scheme comes along with further discounts on health, travel and rescue insurances.

  • · Bonus scheme – this is linked to team and company performance.

  • · Westfield cash plan – IFA provides level 1 health cash plan which comes along with numerous discounts and special offers, including gym discounts, online, high street and grocery retailers and many more.

  • · Death in service payment, full company sick pay and long service rewards.

  • · Tax efficiency schemes: Childcare vouchers and Cycle to Work.

  • · Free work wear and PPE.

  • · On-site parking is available.

  • · Focus on wellbeing and mental health awareness.

  • · Trust – we encourage you to come up with ideas and get the most out of your job with us.

  • · Development – we offer genuine development opportunities to progress your career.

    Independent Forgings and Alloys (IFA) is one of the UK’s leading independent aerospace and industrial forgers. The unique feature about IFA is the combination of open and closed-die forging while also undertaking the whole production process from raw material to the finished product in one location. Operating from a (Apply online only)ft2 facility in Sheffield, we manufacture high-integrity, open-die and closed-die forged components in nickel alloy, titanium, stainless steel and carbon alloys for customers and tier-one suppliers within the aerospace, nuclear, power generation, marine as well as oil and gas sector.

    If this has drawn your interest, we would be delighted to hear from you! Please hit the apply now button and upload your CV.

    For further information please visit our company website
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