This is a hands-on role as aProduction Planner and Scheduler in a manufacturing companyand will involve the co-ordination and daily support of the production, materials, and product testareas of the company.
TheProduction Planner and Schedulerrole 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 asProduction Planner and Scheduler:
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
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