Reporting to the production manager you will liaise with sales and customer relation departments to determine customer requirements in order to plan production capacity, specifications and resources.
Main Duties
- Analyse production specification, plant capacity data and staffing levels. Perform mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes to meet customer deadlines.
- Troubleshoots problems that occur during production, including staff shortages and machinery malfunctions.
- Plans and prepares production schedules for manufacture of products, draws up master schedule to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates according to customer orders
- Hold daily production planning meetings with all departments to confirm the manufacture of products are produced on time
- Assist with the monthly and quarterly stocktake
- Liaise with suppliers for required materials, tools and equipment relating to production
- Expedites operations that may delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions
- Confers with department supervisors to determine status of assigned projects.
- Ensure timely, full and accurate communications with all relevant departments on any factors which impact on delivery dates, commitments to customers and quality.
- Ensure maintenance of stock management system
- Assist wider teams on specific projects
- Work with sales and customer relations teams to liaise with customer regarding production scheduling dates
Skills and Knowledge
- Previous experience in a similar role
- Well organised
- Excellent IT skills
- Project management skills and experience would be beneficial