Position Overview

Plan and prepare production schedules and accurate ‘work to’ lists for manufacture of products

Essential Job Functions

Maintain Item Master in Javelin. Lead Times, Batch Quantities
Create, maintain and socialise Master Production Schedule
Analyse constraints to the plan and feedback requirements to Operations Management
Assign Work to List for each Work Centre and identify early and late progress to plan by task
Proactively seek to manage the scheduling horizon as far in the future, by liaising with Sale Department and understanding future demand, Analysing Capacity restraints and level scheduling.
Sensitivity analysis to give options to Operations Management for changes to the Plan
Optimise the Master Critical Path for Works Orders to drive maximum load
Expedite operations that delay schedules and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions
Prepares production reports
Cleansing of Works Orders and applying process changes
Ensuring Works Orders are Aligned to meet Sales Orders and Child Parts are scheduled according to the demand.
Preparation of the three-month Sales forecast and detailed updates ensuring monthly target is achieved.
Adherence to FIFO scheduling consideration

Requirements - Knowledge/Skill

High level of communication and organisation skills required
Understanding of machine capacities and parts routings.
Clear understanding of Routings and timelines.
Monitoring Attainment to Plan figures Daily / Weekly and escalating any deviations from plan.

Requirements – Experience

Ideally would have a proven track record of planning and production controlling experience in a similar engineering environment
Working knowledge of Javelin to be able to interrogate the data
Working Knowledge of Capacity planning

Requirements- Qualifications

Good computer literacy and Microsoft capabilities

Other Skills/Abilities

Logical and orderly
Good team working skills
Know when to escalate problems
Planning, co-ordinating and logistical skills
Initiative and can work unsupervised
Attention to detail