Production Scheduler

Expleo Group; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defense sector seeks a Production Scheduler to join their team in Stevenage. The role involves maintaining and optimizing production schedules for satellite systems, ensuring efficient resource management and adherence to project timelines. Candidates must be able to obtain UK MoD security clearance and have strong experience in manufacturing scheduling and project management methodologies.

Benefits

Collaborative working environment

Empowerment for skills expansion

Qualifications

• Experience in maritime, automotive, aerospace sectors.
• Ability to work in high-pressure environments.
• Experience with scheduling tools and MRP systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Production Schedules with assistance from the Production Control Manager.
• Assist in data collection and capacity reviews.
• Monitor the planning database to ensure accurate schedule development.

Skills

Logical planning

Gantt charts

Manufacturing scheduling

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Education

Manufacturing systems degree

Project Management qualification

Tools

Primavera

Microsoft Project

SAP

Job description

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As part of our continued support to our customer in the space sector, we are currently looking for a number of Production Schedulers to be based on site at our customer's facility in Stevenage. This is a contract role deemed to be inside IR35, the rate is negotiable based on experience, seniority etc.

Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be eligible to achieve UK MoD security clearance.

As a Production Scheduler you will be working on satellite systems within the Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT) group. You will support the team with the collation and processing of data for schedule updates (into and out of AIT). You will assist with creating production schedules for every project undertaken in AIT facilities, and illustrating the status and risks of those activities, as well as the resource constraints.

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

Responsibilities

• Tasks & accountabilities
• Input into and maintain Production Schedules, with the assistance of the Production Control Manager
• Maintain the ‘live' status of products in the AIT production flows with assistance of area team leaders and area managers
• Contribute to the data collection and assist with the weekly capacity reviews
• Optimise the factory resources
• Ensure that bottleneck resources and capacity constraints are recognised and addressed.
• Continually monitoring the planning database to insure reliable and realistic information is used for developing schedules.
• Carry out schedule analysis to maximise future workload with external divisions and the AIT Business Manager
• Issue documentation in accordance with the weekly reporting cycle (e.g. work to lists).
• Assist with the monitoring of drawing release activity and adherence to production schedules
• Continuous self development of the production scheduling tool and AIT processes, whilst networking with personnel throughout the AIT and Stevenage organisations
  
  

Qualifications

• Project Management qualification or certification.
• Experience in maritime, automotive, aerospace sectors.
  
  

Essential Skills

• Must show knowledge of good logical planning characteristics and have an understanding of Gantt charts and their application.
• Advanced experience in Manufacturing scheduling.
• Able to work in high pressure environments
• Able to prioritise workload effectively
• Experience of using scheduling tools such as Primavera and/or Microsoft Project
• Experience of operating an MRPI, MRPII, ERP or ideally SAP within a manufacturing environment
• Strong interpersonal skills, confident to communicate and able to assert influence in multifunctional environment.
• They will need to be flexible, adaptable, able to apply a logical approach to problems and have an ‘eye for detail'.
• Manufacturing systems degree or other relevant qualification.
• Able to read and understand Bill of Materials (BoM's)
  
  

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and ourpeers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
  

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing and Military and International Affairs

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