Production Planner Rotor Manufacturing business unit.
Objectives:
Total responsibility for the Master production Schedule (Progress). The production planner will be the main link between sales and the rotor shop; it is the production planner's responsibility to co-ordinate all customer requirements via sales into Progress and align Progress with Micross.
Ensure through purchasing and production that both material procurement, and subcontract needs are organised in a timely and effective manner to ensure that we can maintain our production plans in line with Progress.
Expedite activities to ensure, or minimise any potential delays.
Carry out contract Review meetings involving all necessary parties, Sales, Engineering, Quality and Production, ensuring effective project plans for prototype rotors are generated.
Establish requirements for special tooling, Jigs, Fixtures, CMM programmes, TG wheels, consumable tooling etc, and expedite procurement, manufacture to ensure they are available when required.
Manage disposition of rotors either, on Concession or on the Completed shelves, with the objective of getting them back into production or with the assistance of the Accounts department scrapping them off.
Manage the Raw material with the objective of using this material for other suitable rotor products.
Assist in the implementation of Lean practices throughout the department.
Carry out and run 5S activities as part of the improvement team.
Generation of work lists for relevant work centres.
Update and ensure implementation of the procedures.
Assist in the daily purchasing of:
1.1) Raw material, including sleeves.
1.2) All Subcontract operations e.g turning, Heat treatment, plating etc.
1.3) Consumable and works supplies.
1.4) Tooling.
1.5) Update material and subcontract delivery dates etc. in the progress spreadsheet.
1.6) Maintain Micross records for all material deliveries and material issues into WIP.
1.7) Raise Bills of Materials in Micross for new Rotor pairs and maintain existing Bills of material.
1.8) Monitor and control all consumable and works supplies usage and review re-order quantities, and re-order levels and adjust as necessary.
2) Provide a monthly Stock Valuation of:
2.1) Wip value of stock at the company.
2.2) Wip value of stock at Material Supplier.
2.3) Material usage and purchases.
2.4) Consumable stock incorporating rough milling inserts.
3) Monitor and control weekly and monthly spend for Consumable and works supplies, against budget, and provide Monthly report.
4) Special projects will include the introduction of Tooling dispensing units for consumable items to improve control and usages and Stock reduction of Roughing inserts. | 
Contact
Darren Acton
 on 01260 299945 |
