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Production Planner at Fortive

Norwich, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

05 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

07 Nov, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Production Planning, Scheduling, Communication, Microsoft Excel, Prioritization, PC Literacy, Oracle, Daily Management, Team Performance, Customer Demand, Production Support, Manufacturing, Complex Production Scheduling, Self-Starter, Macros, VBA

Industry

electrical;Appliances;and Electronics Manufacturing

Description

Responsible for the scheduling of all manufacturing priorities, including but not limited to, Build, Test, Calibration, and Shipment priority in cooperation with Production Team Leaders Communicates the overall Production plan/capabilities to supporting functions including Finance and Customer Service to ensure seamless business forecasting and customer expectation management. Prepares monthly PSI plan (Production, Sales & Inventory) for review and approval by the Operations Manager prior to submitting into Forecast. Maintains the “Line of Balance” charts for Operations, to ensure visibility of the production plan for the Materials team and awareness of potential shortages. To create, maintain, and schedule open WIP (Work In Progress) Jobs in the Fluke ERP system (Oracle) to ensure correct reflection of customer demand. Uses the Daily Management process to monitor team performance, drive production priority, focus, and prioritize production support activities. Advises the Operations and Production Manager on gaps in customer demand and where PDBL (Past Due Backlog) and OTD (On Time Delivery) misses will be present to escalate key production issues. Experience on a Production planner position or another relevant role is preferred (Production Planner, Production Team Leader, Production Manager, Manufacturing Supervisor, etc.) Prior experience with complex production scheduling and communication is preferred, as you will be the center of factory-to-customer communication. Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge desirable (Complex Formulas, Macros, VBA) Prioritization skills Self-Starter PC Literacy including Microsoft Office, preferably (but not essential) also Jira/Confluence & Oracle Excellent communication skills

Responsibilities

The Production Planner is responsible for scheduling all manufacturing priorities and communicating the overall production plan to supporting functions. They prepare monthly PSI plans and maintain visibility of the production plan for the Materials team.