The post holder will be responsible for the full ownership of production control for either assembly or manufacturing.
This role will oversee the full production lifecycle from high-level strategic planning through to value stream planning and scheduling and MRP maintenance thereafter.
Key Responsibilities
* Link with schedulers within the department to ensure works orders created in line with schedulers sequencing to support the production system, in conjunction with operations.
* Works order management from the MRP system to ensure MRP inputs are clean to support the production system.
* SUPPORTING THE INFO FLOW BETWEEN SCHEDULE AND STORES KIT BOARD WITH THE SCHEDULERS
* Ownership of works order closure to support operational delivery - supported by schedulers in this activity as and when required.
* Maintain the MRP system through reschedules and cancellations, liaising with stores/ops and mitigating risk through transactions performed.
* Maintain works order revision, BOM and liaise with ME to ensure no impact to stores/ops.
* Daily input into stores tactical plan movement after liaison with planners on any operational tactical movement within the production system and ensuring reflecting on internal processes that communicate with supply.
* Development and maintenance of PRR process to ensure milestone readiness for production - linked with planners to highlight risk and ensure visible through WAR system where applicable.
* BUILD AND DEVELOP STRONG LONG-LASTING COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAMS
* Attend Operational WAR to support problem solving activity to support achievement of the plan.
* CARRY OUT ANY OTHER TASKS NECESSARY FOR THE SMOOTH RUNNING OF THE OPERATIONAL PLANNING AND CONTROL DEPARTMENT, SUPPORTING PEERS BY STEPPING IN WHEN REQUIRED TO ADDRESS AD HOC OR HIGHER DEMAND IN OTHER AREAS
* Problem solve production control issues prior to impact, ensuring the resolution supports both TAS and the customer.
* Escalate to functional Lead on production control issues prior to internal and external customer impact so problem solving can occur, after all options for resolution have been exhausted.
* SUPPORT IN THE WEEKLY/MONTHLY/ANNUAL STOCK TAKE PROCESS INCLUSIVE OF WORKS ORDER WIP COUNTS THROUGH GENERATION OF REPORTS, CIRCULATION TO AREA OWNERS, MANAGEMENT OF CLOSURE PER AREA WITHIN THE TIME FRAME AND TRANSACTIONS PERFORMED TO SUPPORT MRP SIGNALS
* Generation of other documents to include SWOI and load sequences.
Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with company procedures.
Ensure health and safety requirements are always met.