Production Scheduler/Planner

Bilston

Permanent

Hours of Work: 08.00am till 5.00pm, Tuesday to Saturday with 30 minutes lunch

Salary: Negotiable dependent on experience.

We are working in partnership with a well-established meat processing company who are recruiting for a Production Scheduler /Planner working in the planning team.

You will need to have worked in the food manufacturing sector.

Job Purpose

• Scheduling and planning is the process of arranging, controlling and optimising workloads in a production process. Scheduling is used to allocate plant and machinery resources, plan human resources, plan production processes and purchase of materials.

• Production Schedulers create and maintain production schedules to ensure that all company goals are achieved and that deadlines are met

• Production schedulers determine and set daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules

• Creating production plans for multiple production lines at once

• Production scheduler will post schedules, solve production problems, seek to improve processes, and help fulfil company expectations

• They will look at opportunities to make processes more efficient and cut down on production costs through more effective scheduling

Duties / Responsibilities -Role Specific

• Create, monitor, and analyse production schedules in accordance with the standard best practice

• Schedule the production process and departmental activities relating to material, employee, and equipment availability

• Monitor production process, workflow, and schedules to ensure on-time delivery

• Efficiently assign production to minimise company costs and meet delivery deadlines

• Review specifications, identify and report plant capacity constraints

• Resolve production, manpower and material shortage problems quickly in an order of priority

• Work with Planning Manager to execute and implement process improvements

• Ensure that materials and equipment are pre-arranged for production

• Work with Managers to develop potential solutions to improve production performance

• Coordinate with production, purchasing and finance teams to develop and maintain scheduling parameters

• Order and stock adequate materials to avoid future shortages

• Schedule training programs for staff to develop themselves on the job and meet production goals

• Oversee routine equipment maintenance and repairs to avoid outages during production process

• Generate daily or weekly production reports for Manages for critical decision-making purposes

• Develop production schedules in accordance with sales forecast, plant and employee capacity and new business opportunities

• Analyse customer demands and forecast to the correct capacity

• Take into consideration lead times, supplier capacity and production capacity

• Track purchase orders and production to meet delivery dates

• Maintain minimum and maximum stock levels

• Working to internal and external lead times

• Working with purchasing and production

• Updating production with any changes, requirements, or timescales, ensuring to deliver as expected

• Quick and concise problem solving

Experience and Skills Required

• Degree in management or another relevant field

• Previous experience within FMCG industry

• Minimum 3 years' experience as production planner

• Strong communication skills-written and verbal

• Advanced Excel skills

• Strong analytical, leadership and planning skills

• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment

• You must be proactive and self-motivated

• Proficiency in word processing and spreadsheet applications

• Attention to detail

• Excellent organisational and time management skills

• Good work ethics

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and to take independent initiatives when the need arises

• Passion for continuous improvements and process efficiencies

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