Production Scheduler

Harrison Scott Associates; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading print solutions provider is looking for a Production Scheduler in North East England to optimise service efficiency and maintain production schedules. The role includes liaising with Operations and Client Services, managing resources, and ensuring staffing levels are adequate. Candidates must have over 5 years of experience in the print sector. Strong communication, analytical thinking, and decision-making skills are essential.

Qualifications

• More than 5 years of recent experience in the print sector.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with Operations regarding scheduling conflicts.
• Improve operations and streamline work processes.
• Coordinate with Client Services on inbound work.
• Ensure staffing levels are sufficient for the workload.
• Maximise efficiency by scheduling in production.
• Plan warehouse resources in relation to schedules.
• Share demand forecasts with suppliers.
• Plan resources with suppliers regarding inventory.
• Respond to disruptions in real time.

Skills

Communication

Influencing and persuading

Managing relationships

Resilience

Flexibility

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Job description

Job Title: Production Scheduler Location: North East England Reference: J3102 Salary: £Attractive Salary จำนวนโทรศัพท์: 0141 647 6688

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Our client is a leading print solutions provider which produces a range of high‑quality printed services. A flawless delivery of service is highly important to them, which is why they have built a bespoke in‑house system tailored to their every need. Your role will be to optimise the efficiency of this system to prepare and maintain processing schedules.

As Production Scheduler, you will have the skills to prioritise and plan activities considering all relevant issues and factors. You will be able to think ahead in order to establish an efficient and appropriate course of action.

Key Responsibilities

• Liaise with Operations regarding scheduling conflicts or issues.
• Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality.
• Coordinate with Client Services on inbound work.
• Ensure staffing levels are sufficient for the workload.
• Maximise efficiency by scheduling in production, ensuring expectations are achieved.
• Constantly plan out all warehouse resources and activities in relation to the daily, weekly and monthly schedules.
• Coordinate the demand forecast of all customers and share the forecast with all internal and external suppliers.
• Resource planning in collaboration with suppliers, including current stock inventory and forecast demand.
• Respond in real time to disruptions.

Candidate Competencies

• Communication – able to get message understood clearly by adopting a range of styles, tools and techniques appropriate to the audience and the nature of the information.
• Influencing and persuading – able to present sound and well‑reasoned arguments to convince others.
• Managing relationships and team working – able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people.
• Resilience – manages personal effectiveness by dealing with emotions in the face of pressure or setbacks.
• Flexibility – adapts and works effectively with a variety of situations, individuals or groups.
• Analytical thinking – able to simplify complex problems, processes or projects into component parts.
• Decision making – ready and able to take initiative, originate action and be responsible for the consequences of the decisions made.

Please only apply for this vacancy if you have more than 5 years recent experience in the print sector.