Production Planner and Scheduler

This is a hands-on role and will involve the co-ordination and daily support of the production, materials, and product test areas of the company.

The role will provide direction and priorities that help support the Production Planning Manager and team focusing across the manufacturing and material control aspects of the business. It will drive support on projects and activities required to meet customer requirements and production schedules.

Reporting to the Production Planning Manager the role will involve close liaison with all levels of staff across the company; including Logistics, Stores, Supply Chain, R&D, Service and Quality departments.

Key Responsibilities:
Planning, scheduling and co-ordinating the activities of the assembly area, stores and testing teams.
Working with supply chain and purchasing team to ensure supply of materials and components meets production schedules.
Working with the Logistics and Sales team to ensure that lead times are accurate and minimised.
Provision of updated information on production builds to the front end teams as and when schedules change
Review skill sets and resources to ensure that production needs are met
Review productivity and efficiency, with a view to cost reduction where possible
Working with the Sage implementation team develop a new approach to scheduling and workshop management, targeting a greater and longer term visibility of production / assembly schedules
Design and presentation of monthly reports to senior management on build costs, schedules and efficiencies

Qualifications and Experience
Solid experience in production scheduling preferably within a small volume engineering business
Good Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems
Ability to accomplish goals and tasks with teams through teamwork, working to deadlines is important
Organised, ability to work under pressure and capable of working across many product lines.
Strong interpersonal skills and comfortable leading discussion and debate both within peer group, business partners, and senior management