Responsibilities
* Developing and issuing daily and weekly production plans aligned to demand and capacity.
* Monitoring and adjusting production schedules in response to machine breakdowns, labour constraints, material shortages, or changes in customer demand.
* Balancing site capacity utilisation, changeover duration, and order priorities to optimise efficiency, and minimise downtime and waste.
* Liaising with site Production/Manufacturing Managers remotely to confirm feasibility of planned schedules.
* Reviewing forecasts and sales orders to ensure accurate production requirements are planned.
* Maintaining optimal stock levels of finished goods to effectively manage available space and minimise shortages.
* Monitoring slow moving and excess inventory and work with stakeholders to reduce obsolescence.
* Ensuring production aligns to agreed loading schedules and transport capacity.
* Raising and managing material orders to ensure availability.
Job Requirements
About you
* You adopt a proactive approach, anticipating potential issues and taking early action to mitigate.
* Demonstrating attention to detail, you ensure accuracy across all scheduling.
* Your collaborative communication style will keep all stakeholders informed in a timely manner.
* Commercially, you understand the impact of planning decisions on costs and service levels.
* Continuous Improvement mindset: you drive improvements in the planning process and stock flow, working with the wider team.
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