An opportunity has arisen for an Alloy Production Planner within the Alloy Plant. This role operates on a day shift rotation, and reports to the Alloy Process and Materials Testing Manager.
Main Responsibilities:
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Taking the demand from all internal and external customers. Plan production tasks and schedules according to customer orders. Blending this into a furnace schedule, considering On Time Delivery, working within laid down scheduling rules in place to maintain critical chemistry requirements.
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Calculating the actual individual melts, whilst achieving cost target and chemistry spec using the Optimat system.
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Creating a production forecast plan, enabling the Management team to determine capacity and weekend requirements.
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Issuing daily furnace schedules and melts to the shop floor and chemistry lab.
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Maintain reports for production planning activities and sequences. Confirming after the melt is complete that all the correct elements and specific batches have been used.
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Updating the inventories of virgin material, revert, QL and Melt revert following their consumption into melts.
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Maintain records at month end on capacity utilization, tonnage, and various material usage spreadsheets
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Issuing month end reports on revert balances.
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Managing revert outplant activities with the raw material buyer.
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Liaising with Managers & Supervisors to ensure adequate resource available for revert cleaning to meet the schedule.
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Work in collaboration with the Sales Manager to meet the scheduled demand for revert imports for on time scheduling.
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Lead the Planning meetings, ensuring the schedule and planning sheet is completed in time for pre-read.
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Participate as a member in the Daily Management meetings to ensure issues associated with delivery/OTD schedules are communicated such as chemistries required for material release.
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Develop and review production plan with Managers for approval.
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Monitor the execution of production plan and resolve any potential issues in a timely fashion.
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Raise melt jackets & production tickets for each heat.
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Analyze back orders, current orders and upcoming orders to prioritize, plan, and schedule the production operations.
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Provide back-up to stores booking in system/daily usages.
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Provide back-up for shipping.
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Strong educational background, with knowledge of maths and chemistry considered an advantage.
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Effective communication skills.
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High accuracy and attention to detail.
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Experience with planning processes and tools.
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Ability to work collaboratively within a team.
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Proficient computer skills, including Oracle, Optimat, or similar planning and calculation systems.
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Manufacturing planning experience, particularly in calculating melt recipes, is highly preferred.
