Production Planner - Bristol, United Kingdom - MSA Safety

MSA Safety

Verified Company

Bristol, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overview:

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do.

We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world.

We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.

Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role.

About the role

The Production Planner performs a functional role as part of the plant-based team to support the Supply Chain strategy at MSA.

Specifically, this position will focus on achieving execution excellence day-to-day of the demand and supply plans for assigned production lines to meet customer delivery objectives.

Success in this role requires close partnership and reliance on warehouse management, inventory accuracy, and material handling.

In addition, ownership or rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP) is essential to both coordinate assemble-to-order (ATO) production plans and to partner with the regional Supply Planning team for made-to-stock (MTS) production orders.

Ultimately short-term weekly schedule attainment consistent with a medium-term master scheduling planning horizon is the primary responsibility in ensuring delivery and the customer experience.

Responsibilities:

_ Production and resource planning_

Use ERP generated reports or planned orders to convert to production plan, acknowledging incoming supply of materials, inventory availability, resource constraints, and internal/external customers' needs. Ensure production orders are kept up to date to provide accurate MRP signals.
KPI: Schedule Attainment, On-Time Delivery, Backorder, Past Due Production Orders, Customer Order Re-Dates

_ Production line workload analysis_

Utilize SAP demand signals to understand workload per responsible production line and aid the capacity planning process.
KPI: On-Time Delivery, Stock outs, Labor Variance

_ Production line reprioritization_

Use SAP exception messaging to expedite, deexpedite, reschedule and replan your work centers based on internal/external customers' dynamically changing needs.
KPI: On-Time Delivery, Backorder, Past Due Production Orders

_ Represent the department on New Product Introduction (NPD) projects_

Work closely with the NPD project team as it relates to master data set up, workload planning, driving demand signals in SAP, and scheduling beta and stock builds to ensure production readiness.
KPI: Cost Reduction

_ Communicate production plans to stakeholders_

Ensure execution of production plan through verbal and electronic communication of production schedule to the assigned Production Supervisor(s) and Group Leader(s). Communicate schedule changes to PLM and Customer Service as necessary.
KPI: Backorder

_ MSA Operating System use_

KPI: Continuous Improvement Pipeline & Execution

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SAP Master Data maintenance_**- Includes but not limited to production lead time, MRP settings, MRP relevant material master views, total replenish lead time, repetitive scheduling set up and maintenance.

KPI: On-Time Delivery, Backorder, Master Data Accuracy

Qualifications:

Experience (required):

Level I: 02 years (entry level) production planning experience. This level will focus on low to medium impact production lines.
Level II: 24 years' production planning experience. This level will focus on medium to high impact production lines.
Level

III:
4+ years production planning experience. This level focus on high impact production lines and advanced supply chain complexity.

Experience Preferred