Production Scheduler

Description:

Production Scheduler
Reports to: Purchasing & Planning Manager
 
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Production Scheduler to join a fast-growing manufacturing business. This role is key to maintaining and supporting a forward-looking scheduling function across a diverse product range, ensuring on-time delivery and smooth coordination across departments.
You will work closely with internal teams to ensure efficient planning, clear communication, and adherence to established processes and procedures.

The Role

The main purpose of this role will be:

Maintaining and supporting forward-looking scheduling function for all products
Effectively interact with Cell Leaders to ensure On-time Delivery
Ensuring all processes and procedures are adhered to   
Key Accountabilities

The main requirements and employee accountabilities are:

Be involved in order inputting, liaising with Sales on delivery dates, agree delivery dates prior to Order Input
Interact between Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain functions
Maximise use of the order management system and ensure visibility of all orders
Produce and publish metrics as required
Maximise our Shipping Performance and achieves our On-time Delivery Goals
Take ownership of, and plan all products through Manufacturing Cells
Identify critical items and issues, and resolve them
Investigate available capacity vs. likely load
Support function for team members in production and purchasing during absences   
Essential Skills & Experience
 
The essential skills/experience required for this role are:

Excellent organisational and communication skills
Ability to make decisions within guidelines and take responsibility for these is essential
Ability to meet time frames and work under pressure is important
Good analytical and numeracy skills
Strong systems and Excel knowledge   
Desirable Skills & Experience

The skills and experience we would like the employee in this role to have are:

ERP planning experience
Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics AX
Previous exposure working in a manufacturing and assembly organisation   
Qualifications
 
Required Qualifications:

Degree educated or qualified by experience
Personal Qualities/Attributes
 
We require the following personal qualities/attributes:

Ability to meet deadlines
Decisive
Problem solving skills
Ability to build good relationships