Production Scheduler - Bridgend, United Kingdom - JK Recruitment

JK Recruitment

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Bridgend, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Master Production Scheduler, Bridgend, £35k

The Role:

As a Master Production Scheduler, you will be responsible for the creation and maintenance of the manufacturing schedules.

You will liaise closely with Production Manager and the rest of the supply chain and the Commercial Team for optimal production and supply schedules, supporting the operation department to optimise and sequence output in line with the targeted goals.

You will serve as a primary point of contact for and liaison with sales, logistics and manufacturing departments.

Duties:

As a Master Production Scheduler, you will be working Monday to Friday, to:

Serve as primary point of contact for and liaison with sales, logistics and manufacturing departments
Develop production plans and scheduling
MRP runs interrogated and managed
Set production plans and challenge production on the adherence to plan
Collaborate with relevant departments to establish schedules and plans that allocate available resources to best serve client or customer needs
Periodically compare current and anticipated orders with available inventory of raw materials; use judgement to anticipate demand for and to acquire additional supplies as needed
Manage the Runners, Repeaters and Strangers analysis and process
Integrates sales orders with master schedule; coordinate availability of raw materials, supplies equipment and staff as needed to meet delivery dates
Participate in regular forecasting meetings with sales, marketing and other related departments; leads additional planning meetings with sales, production, shipping, purchasing and customer service staff
Drive production to meet run at rates to ensure customer satisfaction
Report and graph production throughput, scrap & plan adherence
Produce weekly management reports
Ensure housekeeping within work area is maintained at the highestlevel ensuring adherence to Health and Safety standards at all times
Look to support a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration and innovation, with an emphasis on embracing technology to maximise efficiency
To assist in the delivery of the site and wider company objectives
To carry out or assist with any duties as deemed necessary in connection with the business

The Person

Essential

Relevant experience in a similar role
Excellent communication and interpersonal Skills
Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
Thorough understanding of supply chain
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Extremely proficient with production planning systems (Finite and infinite planning processes)
Ability to be flexible, be readily adaptable and work in a rapidly and constantly changing environment
Excellent team player but also selfmotivated and able to work on own initiative

Desirable