Production Operations Planner

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