Associate Planner

FLIR; St Asaph; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company based in St Asaph is seeking an Operations Planner to provide accurate manufacturing plans and optimize production efficiency. Ideal candidates will have experience in operations planning, GCSE-level education, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. The role involves capacity planning, creating work schedules, and leading capacity reviews to meet production goals in a high-pressure environment.

Qualifications

• Applicants should demonstrate a good level of general education.
• Experience in Operations Planning or similar is required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate manufacturing plans to achieve output requirements.
• Utilise capacity data to create work schedules for manufacturing efficiency.
• Lead capacity reviews and understand impacts of changes.

Skills

Operations Planning

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Grade C or above at GCSE level or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Be visionary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Company Overview

Qioptiq designs and manufactures market leading Optronic solutions for Defense & Aerospace applications. Key markets include head up displays for commercial airliners, helmet mounted displays for 4th & 5th generation fast jet platforms, night vision for the dismounted soldier, and advanced electro-optics for airborne, maritime and vehicle platforms. Our diverse product range are enabled by the development and application of innovative technologies and engineering solutions.

Job Outline

To provide accurate and efficient manufacturing plans, to achieve agreed output requirements, accounting for current status, opportunities and limitations of contributing resources. To regularly update to reflect ever changing requirements and conditions

Main Duties

• Understand the general principles of capacity planning and make basic interpretations of the capacity graphs. Understand and action requirements and findings from capacity reviews.

• Utilise capacity data to plan within a finite timescale, prioritise jobs and create work schedules to achieve the master schedule requirements and which optimise manufacturing efficiency and costs. Monitor key manufacturing processes for capacity and demand, identify constraints and provide analysis.

• Lead capacity reviews; edit, create and amend all work centre data and understand the impacts of any changes. Highlight issues and understand basic principles behind available capacity calculations.

• Monitor progress to agreed plans through both meeting forums and direct liaison, and determine any suitable corrections to achieve the Master Production Schedule. Control and maintain internal 'Works Orders' (including re-scheduling where required) to achieve the requirements of the MPS, with objective of achievable dates and performance to planned leadtime

• Evaluate through audit and formal review, condition of issued work in progress - slow moving, accuracy of feedback reporting (operations and quantities), resolution of transactional queries.

• To derive and provide standard and bespoke status reports in suitable formats based on AX data, as required.

Personal Specification

Applicants should be able to demonstrate a good level of general education, (at least Grade “C” or above at GCSE level or equivalent) and be PC literate with a full working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and Outlook.

In addition to a positive outlook and a ‘can do’ attitude, the following attributes are also required:

• Operations Planning or similar experience
• Ability to work under pressure
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.