Manufacturing Material Controller

Terumo Aortic; Inchinnan; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Terumo Aortic is seeking a Manufacturing Material Controller to join our team in Inchinnan. You will work with production areas, manufacturing and shift leads to maintain a balanced workflow and maximise output while meeting our internal customer needs.

Key tasks include stock checks, updating systems, investigating deviations, and supporting S&OP planning. The role requires Lean knowledge and experience with shop floor data systems such as SAP and MFG Pro, plus MS Office proficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with shop floor data collection software such as SAP and MFG Pro.
• Experience managing production workflow.
• Understanding of Lean tools and their applications in manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of MS Office, including Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Ensure objectives on Health and Safety are delivered.
• Conduct stock checks and update systems to reflect quantities.
• Investigate stock deviations and raise to warehouse/planning teams.
• Prepare and action stock requests for production areas.
• Support leads in the S&OP plan execution.
• Maintain balanced process flow and maximise output efficiencies.
• Ensure internal/external customers receive service to hit the plan.
• Develop collaborative relationships to standardise support processes.
• Respond to changes in demands and schedule priorities.
• Allocate work orders to process areas by due date to maintain utilization.
• Communicate WO priorities to Manufacturing & Shift Leads.
• Support manufacture of all products in line with quality requirements.
• Report key operational metrics to maintain WIP accuracy.
• Attend production planning meetings and provide updates.
• Support 5S, Kaizen and continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Stock management

Production planning

Lean tools understanding

MS Word / MS Excel

Tools

SAP

MFG Pro

MS Office

Job description

Terumo Aortic are currently recruiting for a Manufacturing Material Controller to join our team. The role will work closely with production areas, Manufacturing and Shift Leads, and internal functional teams to maintain a balanced workflow, maximise output efficiency and ensure internal and external customers receive the service required to deliver the plan.

The main responsibilities are;

• Ensure objectives on Health and Safety are delivered.
• Conduct required stock checks, ensuring accurate completion and update of relevant systems to reflect actual quantities.
• Investigate stock deviations and highlight to warehouse and planning teams as appropriate.
• Prepare and action stock requests for production areas.
• Support the Manufacturing & Shift Leads in the execution of the business plan (S&OP plan).
• Work in partnership with production areas, Manufacturing and Shift Leads to maintain a balanced process flow, maximise output efficiencies and support OTTP.
• Ensure key internal and external customers receive the level of service required to hit the plan.
• Develop close, collaborative relationships with internal functional teams to ensure standardised support processes are in place and meet their needs.
• Respond to changes in demands in a timely manner.
• Allocation of W/O to Process areas by due date sequence to maintain resource utilisation & balanced process.
• Maintain adherence to plan highlighting deviations from schedule for resolution.
• Communicate WO priorities & schedule sequencing to relevant Manufacturing & Shift Leads.
• Support manufacture of all products in-line with quality requirements.
• Manage and report the key operational metrics to maintain WIP accuracy.
• Attend production planning meetings, providing updates as required.
• Support improvement activities, including but not limited to, 5S; Kaizen Events; Continuous Improvement activities.
• Perform other tasks as needed in support of key objectives.
• Assume other responsibilities from time-to-time to support plant objectives and personal career development.

Qualifications & Experience;

• Experience of working in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with a manufacturing shop floor data collection software, such as SAP & MFG Pro.
• Experiencing of managing production workflow.
• Understanding of Lean Tools and their applications in Manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of MS Office, including MS Word and Excel.