Graduate Operations Planner

TN United Kingdom; Newport; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a fast-growing, award-winning global semiconductor company through their 2024 Graduate Programme. This role offers a unique opportunity to kickstart your career with extensive onboarding, technical training, and mentorship. You'll engage in master scheduling, capacity planning, and logistics initiatives, all while building strong relationships across departments. Enjoy a supportive environment where your passion for learning will thrive, alongside competitive benefits including a pension scheme and health plan. If you're eager to learn and develop practical solutions, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Contributory pension scheme

Health plan

Cycle-to-work scheme

Global bonus

Share scheme

Rewards

Life assurance

Qualifications

• No prior skills or knowledge are required; full on-the-job training will be provided.
• You will learn master scheduling, capacity planning, and material requirement planning.

Responsibilities

• Master scheduling and planning principles for the organization.
• Generating SAP reports and creating controlled measures.
• Developing good relationships with all departments.

Skills

Problem solving

Data analysis

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Logical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain

Bachelor’s Degree in Business

Bachelor’s Degree in Production Planning

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

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We design, develop and manufacture high-tech capital equipment for the semiconductor and related global markets. Working alongside our existing Planning Team, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing best practice methodology in all Planning and material control functions. This will include carrying out and assisting in the following capabilities and responsibilities.

Purpose of the Role:

This role offers an excellent opportunity for someone looking to establish a career in a fast-growing, award-winning, global semiconductor company with a clearly defined career development path.

This position is part of our 2024 Graduate Programme and will commence in September 2024.

Following extensive onboarding and introduction, you will join our Graduate Development Programme, which includes: technical classroom training, soft skills development, team building, corporate responsibility activities, and placements across various process teams. No prior skills or knowledge are required; full on-the-job training will be provided through our graduate scheme. You will be supported by a mentor and integrated into your team for ongoing development.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

The following list illustrates the types of activities you will learn and undertake:

• Master scheduling for the organization
• Planning principles, capacity planning, and material requirement planning
• Problem solving and troubleshooting
• Developing good relationships with all departments
• Summarizing results in reports or presentations
• Logistics initiatives
• Understanding and developing key SPTS planning processes
• Generating SAP reports and creating controlled measures
• Understanding and creating data to support KPIs
• Creating a planning dashboard to support planning measures

This role may involve international travel and working shift patterns to utilize our state-of-the-art cleanroom facilities. Travel and shift details will be communicated in advance. Travel expenses and shift allowances will be provided in accordance with company policy.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. For this role, we are looking for someone who:

• Has a passion for learning and development, continuously seeking new knowledge and opportunities
• Can think logically to provide customer solutions with attention to detail, foresight, and data analysis skills for complex technological problems
• Can think creatively to develop practical solutions to customer challenges
• Possesses strong communication skills and enjoys building good working relationships with customers and colleagues

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Supply Chain, Business, or Production Planning field
• Proficiency in IT skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

What we offer:

KLA's benefits include: 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, contributory pension scheme, health plan, cycle-to-work scheme, global bonus, share scheme, rewards, and life assurance.