Production Planner (SAP)
Posted 20/08/2024 by Complete Talent Services Ltd
Scope of the position:
The Production Planner will be responsible for the following:
- Planning and scheduling all manufactured parts through SAP, to fulfil machine assembly, aftermarket, spares and subcontract requirements to satisfy the needs of the business
- Provide critical planning and scheduling support to the frontline Production team
Main duties and responsibilities:
- Generating Production plans using SAP/EXCEL on a rolling weekly cycle
- Maximise productive hours through effective planning and daily performance measurements of the Production team
- Finite capacity planning by machine in collaboration with the Machine Shop Manager
- Coordinate multiple actions to Production order variances to maintain cost control
- Provide up to date completion dates to key stakeholders for all orders
- Coordinate overcapacity (bottlenecks) through rephasing requirements in conjunction with all stakeholders
- Organise Production orders and manage the system exception messages to prioritise and monitor orders from creation to completion
- Interpret resource/manning plans to use as an input into the Production schedule
- Collaborate and communicate frequently with key stakeholders and Project Managers
- Interrogating material masters, engineering change process, routing, production planning tools and stores transactions
- Issuing and kitting of Production orders to Manufacturing
- Booking raw materials and assigning to orders
- Working safely and in line with Group Directives and Guidelines, including Environmental, Health & Safety requirements and any legal responsibilities
Key skills requirements:
- Evidence of being a capable problem solver
- Shows accuracy and attention to detail
- Demonstrated SAP experience
- Manufacturing/process manufacturing/engineering knowledge
- Understanding of precision machining is desirable
- High levels of effective collaboration and communication skills with key operational managers, stakeholders and Project Managers
- Sound understanding of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Permission to work in the UK
- Type:
- Permanent
- Start Date:
- ASAP
- Contract Length:
- Permanent
- Contact Name:
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- Job Reference:
- SF1
- Job ID:
- 222194228
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