Alloy Planning & Scheduling Specialist

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

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.