Manufacturing Planner - R0266020
Location: Cheadle, United Kingdom
Shift: 4 Day Week (Monday to Thursday)
The Role:
The Manufacturing Planner is responsible for the execution of all new manufacture, repair, and refurbishment activities within an Operations Integrated Project Team to meet the delivery schedule as defined by the Industrial Planner within the IPT.
The jobholder will process allocated requirements either from release of a Repair order by Projects or through release of a new build ASCP Planned Order through to completion of item to stock.
In consultation with the Industrial Planner, the jobholder must identify any deviations from the plan, and where necessary, take remedial action to achieve conformance or minimize the necessity for major re-scheduling.
Principal Accountabilities
The Manufacturing Planner is responsible for delivering the agreed plan in conjunction with the Industrial Planner/Cell Manager within which IPT they work for, to time, cost, and quality.
Duties will include, but are not limited to:
* Execute ASCP Master Production Schedule and Repair Orders allocated to you.
* Prepare and collate all required documentation to ensure efficient and effective progress through the shop floor.
* Ensure all material is kitted to shop floor ready for build activities to start in accordance with the Plan.
* Allocate an appropriate shop floor routing to repair tasks.
* Identify material requirements to support repairs and work with the Manufacturing Buyers within the IPT to obtain material in timescales required.
* Lead the resolution of any job-related queries.
* Provide progress reports as required to the Industrial Planner against all allocated tasks.
* Generate full build records for all deliverables where required.
* Liaise with the Customer Loan Store to validate repair assets and documentation and arrange movement to the workshop for survey/repair.
* Day to day liaison with key interfaces.
* Work in accordance with Business processes at all times.
* Maintain MDS with status and forecasts on a daily basis.
Planning
The individual will be expected to provide weekly updates to the Industrial Planner regarding all tasks allocated to them so that MPS/MRP plans can be maintained.
* The individual will manipulate dates within WIP Jobs and SCP Workbench Planned Orders to optimize throughput of work, and minimize compression.
Important Working Relationships
Manufacturing Planners are allocated to an Integrated Project Team and are required to work closely with all members of the IPT.
Key relationships and interfaces:
* Industrial Planner – advise of all significant changes to agreed programme as soon as slippage becomes apparent.
* IPT Cell Manager – progress workload through the shop floor.
* Quality Assurance – ensure completion of tasks to meet required delivery dates.
* Manufacturing Buyers – issues with material availability.
* Manufacturing Engineering - issues with shop floor build/repair activities/routings and Manufacturing Instructions.
* Warehouse Manager – capacity/progress for kitting activities.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required
* Knowledge and experience with MRP principles and operation.
* Full understanding of both the Repairs Process and Manufacturing Processes.
* Knowledge and experience with Oracle.
* Capable of developing mature, proactive, professional and personal relations with all internal customers.
* Capable of understanding specifications, diagrams, and engineering drawings.
* Consistently accurate with data capture and presentation.
* Ability to work in a team environment and jointly develop solutions where organizational and personal objectives may conflict.
* Proactive “can-do” mentality.
* Must have Microsoft Office suite experience.
* Basic education attainment in English and Maths.
* Capable of adopting and implementing Continuous Improvement activities.
Challenges
The role is very demanding, often with tight timescales; a flexible work ethic is therefore essential. The jobholder will be required to work closely with all members of the relevant IPT and internal customers. He/she will need to be able to manage conflicting priorities and make decisions to maximize completion of all tasks to the scheduled date.
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