Position Summary:
The Production Scheduler ensures customer orders are delivered on time by planning and optimising glass cutting, toughening, and gel filling processes. The role balances capacity, materials, and resources while keeping close communication with operations, logistics, and customer service. A key focus is on efficiency, waste reduction, and providing clear visibility of production status.
Your main duties will include:
· Schedule production to satisfy customer demands and achieve On-Time Delivery (OTD) targets.
· Optimise and plan:
-Glass cutting (including nesting and yield optimisation),
-Glass toughening,
-TPS and GEL stations.
· Balance workload across machines, shifts, and resources to maximise capacity utilisation.
· Coordinate with procurement to ensure raw material and consumables availability aligned with production needs.
· Monitor WIP and production priorities, including remakes, missing scans, missing glasses, and liaise with kitting, supervisors, and logistics.
· Prepare work orders, labels, and production paperwork in line with ERP/system requirements.
· Maintain accurate and up-to-date schedules in ERP, ensuring visibility of backlog and order status.
· Prepare despatch and packing plan in collaboration with logistics.
· Provide daily updates on production status, highlighting risks and advising of any delays in a timely manner.
· Raise red flags immediately and support recovery or contingency plans to minimise impact on OTD.
· Attend and contribute to morning, mid-day, and end-of-day production review meetings.
· Report on key scheduling KPIs (OTD, utilisation, rework impact, subcontracting costs).
· Assist the Operations Manager with margin analysis, subcontracting impact, and cost control.
· Support continuous improvement and Lean initiatives in planning and scheduling processes.
· Ensure schedules respect safety, maintenance windows, and compliance requirements.
Provide clear information to Customer Service on order status and realistic lead-times.
· Technical / Process Knowledge
· Strong understanding of glass manufacturing processes (cutting, toughening, finishing, packing).
· Knowledge of production planning, scheduling, and capacity/resource management principles.
· Experience with ERP/MRP systems and production data accuracy.
· Awareness of yield optimisation, waste reduction, and efficiency improvement methods.
· Basic knowledge of maintenance planning and safety requirements in manufacturing.
Skills
· Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise under pressure.
· Strong analytical skills, able to interpret production data and translate it into practical schedules.
· Problem-solving and contingency planning abilities in case of equipment or supply issues.
· Clear and confident communication with operations, logistics, and customer service teams.
· Attention to detail and accuracy in all paperwork and system entries.
· Competence in Excel and scheduling software (experience with glass-optimisation tools is an advantage).
· Ability to work collaboratively across departments, influencing priorities while maintaining positive relationships.
· Continuous improvement mindset, with willingness to challenge and refine existing planning practices.
You are likely to have received an education or be competent in:
· Degree or diploma in Production Planning, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, or related field preferred.
· Alternatively, proven experience as a Production Scheduler or Planner in a manufacturing environment (glass industry experience highly desirable).
· Training or certification in Lean, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement methods is an advantage.
Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £30,000.00-£42,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person