Manufacturing Planner

Ansaldo Nuclear Ltd is an inclusive employer, and we actively encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. However, due to the nature of our business, many of our roles and customers require security clearance.
Therefore, your current or any previous nationality and/or your place of birth may limit the roles you can carry out for us.
For the below position, you must be a UK national or have been a resident in the UK for a minimum of five years and must meet the eligibility to gain Security Clearance. Further information on the eligibility criteria for Security Clearance can be found on the United Kingdom Security Vetting website.
Manufacturing Planner & Expeditor
The Production Manufacturing Planner & Expeditor organises and monitors the material flow in our manufacturing facilities. Reporting to the Master Production Scheduler, you will play a vital part in achieving the OTIF delivery in Manufacturing, chasing work orders and organising complex operations.
Good communicator, you will be able to prioritise other colleagues’ workload and troubleshoot issues liaising with different teams at different level, paying high attention to detail.
Key Activities / Decision Areas
Prioritise PWOs on the shop floor, monitor their progress against the Manufacturing Schedule and ensure their OTIF delivery
Report risks, concerns and/or delays to the relevant stakeholders, suggesting solutions and recovery plans
Deal with scheduling conflicts by liaising with the relevant stakeholders
Collaborate with the manufacturing management to ensure an optimum level of WIP and control/traceability of materials
Monitor the Aged WIP, reporting issues and concerns to manufacturing management
Update and control data within MRP system and production planning spreadsheets
Monitor the readiness of PWOs to be issued to stores for picking
Monitor shortages in conjunction with stores and production
Release, amend and complete PWOs, updating the Planning System accordingly
Troubleshoot manufacturing issues liaising with other teams
Run the Planning Meetings in an efficient way, improving communications amongst functions and establish priorities/actions for colleagues
Responsible for reporting the Planning Team KPIs
Responsible for efficiently moving materials around the shop floor whilst maintaining accuracy of the data in the Production Schedule
Essential role related knowledge, technical skills, qualifications and experience
Ability to communicate clear written and verbal instructions to production based and office based support staff
Ability to persuade and influence colleagues, seeking for their active collaboration
Able to drive changes efficiently, involving colleagues from different functions
Work in an organised methodical manner, paying attention to detail
Experience in a manufacturing environment
Moving items and some lifting is part of the role
Experience in MS Excel and, generally, in the MS Office Suite
Good Understanding of Product Structure (BOM, MLPL)
Experience in ERP systems and/or Database (desirable)
Benefits
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Annual leave buy and sell
Death in Service - 3x salary
Scottish Widows Pension
Sickness Benefit (after successful completion of probationary period)
Employee Assistance Programme
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