This role reports directly into the Production Planning Manager. The Operations Planner is a key member of the Production Function. You will work closely with other Planners and Shop Floor Supervisors to ensure Customer delivery dates are met.
Duties will include:
* Responsible for producing valid operating plans for the shop floor on a weekly basis by balancing available capacity with loads predicted by IFS & Rough Cut.
* Communicate the weekly work centre load to the shop floor supervisors & team leaders in the form of detailed work centre schedules.
* Provide guidance to shop floor supervisors and team leaders in how best to organize resources to achieve the plan.
* Ensuring that each scheduled operation meets the required due date according to the higher-level schedules demanded by project activities and customer orders.
* Determine the status of assigned project activities, expedite operations and materials that delay schedule and alter the schedules to meet unforeseen activities.
* Focus on achieving Invoice Milestones.
* Kitting on Time
* Take action to ensure that all scheduled work is prepared for release to production complete and on time - expedite all material shortages in advance.
Essential skills, experience, and knowledge requirements:
· Excellent Communication Skills in order to convey Plans etc.
· Ability to work on your own and as part as a team.
· Methodical and organized work ethic and be able to plan ahead and prioritise work.
· Be able to work to a deadline.
· Willingness to embrace ongoing learning and personal development.
· Enthusiastic with a positive can-do attitude.
· Solution based thinker.
· Commitment to excellence.
· IT Literate with a good understanding of Microsoft Office packages and the confidence to learn new IT systems.
· Must be able to set and meet targets.
· Good standard of secondary level education
· Completed an Engineering Apprenticeship or have experience working in a Production or Planning environment.
Your future at MacTaggart Scott - What we offer
* As part of our Healthy Work-Life Balance employees can choose between a 4- or 5-day working week. Allowing you to fit work around your priorities and personal life, not the other way round.
* Flexible working hours between 07:00 and 19:00, and core hours of 09:30 - 15:30.
* Our leave policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave,paid parental leave, military reservist leave, plus more.
* We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career, with a dedicated Learning and Development team.
* A generous referral programme.
* Your wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program as well as our Employee Assistance Programme and an onsite nurse.
* Onsite Canteen and Car Park