Alloy Planning Coordinator

Howmet Aerospace; Exeter; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Howmet Aerospace in Exeter, United Kingdom, is seeking an Inventory Planner to align melts with HEC and HSA schedules, manage alloy inventory, and support on-time delivery targets. You will raise Oracle sales orders, issue shop floor route cards, and monitor finished goods from the billet cell to shipping.

Responsibilities include completing heats in EBS Optimat, reserving stock for customers, tracking chemistry status, and coordinating with billet cell operators and foundry supervisors.

Qualifications

• Experience with alloy inventory databases and EBS Optimat is required.
• Knowledge of production planning and control processes.
• Understanding of alloy routing and shopfloor impacts on metrics.
• Ability to write procedures and document processes.
• Experience with Oracle ERP systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan melts with HEC and HSA schedules to maintain on-time delivery and inventory targets.
• Control inventory for customer revert and optimize production usage (HEC & HSA).
• Raise sales orders for HEC&HSA requirements in Oracle.
• Create and issue bar line and billet cell route cards to the shop floor with precise instructions.
• Review route cards to ensure they meet quality standards.
• Complete heats in EBS Optimat to record finished goods for shipping.
• Reserve finished goods and billets to meet shipping dates.
• Track chemistry complete status and prioritise Chem lab work for timely shipping.
• Maintain Alloy inventory database with billet cell operators and HEC foundry supervisors to resolve issues.
• Raise expense requisitions for shop floor requirements as needed.
• Provide holiday cover: charge calculation and scheduling functions, billet cell invoicing and credits.

Skills

Alloy inventory database

EBS Optimat

Production planning process

Production control process

Alloy routing process

Procedures writing

Inventory Management

Impact on metrics

Shopfloor process understanding

Tools

Oracle

EBS Optimat

Job description

• Locations Alcoa Europe, Exeter, DEV, EX2 7LG, GB (On-site)
• Job Schedule Full time

Responsibilities

• Work directly with HEC and HSA schedule to plan melts to maintain OTD and meet inventory targets.
• Additional Inventory control for customer revert and maximum usage in production (HEC&HSA).
• Raise sales orders for HEC&HSA requirements in Oracle.
• Issue bar line and billet cell route cards to the shop floor ensuring customer requirements are accurately described and satisfied by the instructions.
• Review completed shop floor and billet cell route cards and ensure they meet required quality standards.
• Complete heats in EBS\Optimat to have finished goods accurately recorded and available for shipping.
• Reserve finished goods for all customers bar stock and billets for shipping to meet required shipping dates.
• Track chemistry complete status and identify priorities for the Chem lab to ensure shipping dates are met.
• Ensure Alloy inventory database system is maintained working directly with billet cell operators and HEC foundry supervisors to resolve issues.
• Raise Expense requisitions to order shop floor requirements as needed
• Provide Holiday Cover:
  • Charge calculation and Scheduling functions.
  • Billet cell invoicing and credits

Qualifications

Essential Knowledge of:

• Alloy inventory Database
• EBS Optimat
• Production planning process
• Production control process
• All Alloy routing process
• Ability to write procedures as required.
• Inventory Management
• Impact on metrics

Understanding & impact of shopfloor process