Production Planner

Fluke; Norwich; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading calibration products company in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled Scheduler to manage production priorities and facilitate communication between departments. The ideal candidate will have experience in production planning, excellent communication skills, and knowledge of production scheduling tools. This role plays a key part in optimizing the production process and ensuring successful delivery to customers.

Qualifications

• Prior experience with complex production scheduling and communication is essential.
• Previous roles may include Production Planner, Production Team Leader, Production Manager, or Manufacturing Supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for scheduling manufacturing priorities and communicating with supporting functions.
• Prepares monthly PSI plans for Operations Manager approval.
• Maintains production plan visibility for potential shortages.

Skills

Prioritization skills

Self-Starter

PC Literacy including Microsoft Office

Excellent communication skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Oracle

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the scheduling of all manufacturing priorities, including but not limited to, Build, Test, Calibration, and Shipment priority in cooperation with Production Team Leaders
• Communicates the overall Production plan / capabilities to supporting functions including Finance and Customer Service to ensure seamless business forecasting and customer expectation management.
• Prepares monthly PSI plan (Production, Sales & Inventory) for review and approval by the Operations Manager prior to submitting into Forecast.
• Maintains the “Line of Balance” charts for Operations, to ensure visibility of the production plan for the Materials team and awareness of potential shortages.
• To create, maintain, and schedule open WIP (Work In Progress) Jobs in the Fluke ERP system (Oracle) to ensure correct reflection of customer demand.
• Uses the Daily Management process to monitor team performance, drive production priority, focus, and prioritize production support activities.
• Advises the Operations and Production Manager on gaps in customer demand and where PDBL (Past Due Backlog) and OTD (On Time Delivery) misses will be present to escalation key production issues.
• Responsible for the implementation of FBS (Fortive Business System) within the Scheduling function, such as implementing / maintaining Standard Work, following the PSI process, and a general understanding of relevant FBS Tools.

Your Team

Your core team will be centered between you and the existing Master Scheduler, however, you would all frequently interact with 3 Production Team Leaders, the Production Manager, Buyer / Planners, and the Technician Supervisor.

The team has a significant level of product and process expertise and are passionate about creating the best quality electrical, temperature and pressure calibration products in the world!

Experience

Prior experience with complex production scheduling and communication is essential, as you will be the center of factory-to-customer communication.

Previous experience may be in a role such as Production Planner, Production Team Leader, Production Manager, Manufacturing Supervisor, etc.

Personal Skills

• Prioritization skills
• Self-Starter
• PC Literacy including Microsoft Office, preferably (but not essential) also Jira / Confluence & Oracle
• Excellent communication skills
• Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge desirable (Complex Formulas, Macros, VBA)