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Duties:• Create a long term, medium term and short term master production schedule taking into account machine capability/capacity, test & terminations, manpower/skill set, production routeing, planned maintenance, material availability and storage constraints.• Liaise with sales on the creation of quotation schedules issued to customers for bid and quotation orders• Creation of a detailed weekly / daily production schedule including work flow routeing taking in account test &… Show more Duties:• Create a long term, medium term and short term master production schedule taking into account machine capability/capacity, test & terminations, manpower/skill set, production routeing, planned maintenance, material availability and storage constraints.• Liaise with sales on the creation of quotation schedules issued to customers for bid and quotation orders• Creation of a detailed weekly / daily production schedule including work flow routeing taking in account test & terminations, machine capability & capacity, customer demand, man power availability and skill set.• Creation of a detailed weekly / daily stores kitting/picking schedule to meet customer and JDR revenue demand and support the MPS.• Monitor and report daily production output levels to senior management via a production output monthly tracker.• Monitoring of system BOM accuracy with responsibility to ensure all BOM revisions are implemented • Creation of detailed customer production project plans submitted to project managers • Input master production schedule into MRP system for supplier schedule creation• Creation and management of all works orders within the Visual ERP system• Issue short term raw material shortage report to purchasing for released and planned orders highlighting urgent material expediting.• Convert customer orders into a production schedule and monitor the input of this data into the company ERP scheduling system on a daily/weekly basis.• Work closely with: manufacturing, buyers, design, project teams, sales, stores, quality inspection & engineering to ensure orders are expediently progressed through the factory.• Analyse all new demand for product, ensure new planned orders are added to schedule with realistic dates and identify any constraints to management.• Be aware of and check on the current status of orders progressing through production, especially those behind or at risk to the schedule. Show less

Duties:• Management and purchase of all raw material stock, consumable and safety items • Liaise with suppliers• Arrange and co-ordinate monthly stock checks• Liaise with contracts manager to organise weekly production schedule• Creation of a daily production schedule taking in account machine capability, capacity, customer demand and scrap restraints.• Monitor and report production output levels • Creation and management of all delivery preparation reports to… Show more Duties:• Management and purchase of all raw material stock, consumable and safety items • Liaise with suppliers• Arrange and co-ordinate monthly stock checks• Liaise with contracts manager to organise weekly production schedule• Creation of a daily production schedule taking in account machine capability, capacity, customer demand and scrap restraints.• Monitor and report production output levels • Creation and management of all delivery preparation reports to enable accurate loading and delivery of customer orders• Creation, issue and management of all customer loading reports and delivery notes• Monitor and report daily stock levels to achieve objectives.• Input and monitor accuracy of raw material received into stock• Management of the ARBOS electronic scanning process and procedure Show less

NSK LTD is a Japanese organisation, which designs and supplies steering systems to the automotive industry. It has many customers of which I was responsible for Ford, Jaguar, Aston Martin and BMW; other customers included Honda, Toyota and Nissan Duties:• Liaising with customers• Interpretation of customer sales forecast on production plans• Creation of a master production schedule taking into account customer demand, capacity constraints and stock holding… Show more NSK LTD is a Japanese organisation, which designs and supplies steering systems to the automotive industry. It has many customers of which I was responsible for Ford, Jaguar, Aston Martin and BMW; other customers included Honda, Toyota and Nissan Duties:• Liaising with customers• Interpretation of customer sales forecast on production plans• Creation of a master production schedule taking into account customer demand, capacity constraints and stock holding levels• Monitoring customer take against plan compared to our build against plan • Organisation of logistics for customer shipments and supplier collection• Arrange and co-ordinate extra-ordinary transport and shipments as necessary.• Sourcing of customer packaging and issue of specifications to customers • Input production plans into MRP system for supplier schedule creation• Setting of inventory levels for raw materials and finished goods• Monitoring of stock accuracy of all stock• Management of sub contract parts Show less

Reporting to the Manufacturing managerResponsible for the co-ordination and control of all operations in the machine line area. The team was made up of a number of process operators, who reported to myself. Also arranging line maintenance, as and when required.Duties:• Liaise with Planning, QA, Maintenance and other departments, to agree the production plans.• Plan, prioritise and initiate production activities and despatches of finished products.• Co-ordinate… Show more Reporting to the Manufacturing managerResponsible for the co-ordination and control of all operations in the machine line area. The team was made up of a number of process operators, who reported to myself. Also arranging line maintenance, as and when required.Duties:• Liaise with Planning, QA, Maintenance and other departments, to agree the production plans.• Plan, prioritise and initiate production activities and despatches of finished products.• Co-ordinate activities with other personnel, regarding the customer’s supply programme.• Monitoring of raw material stocks against weekly production plan, to allow effective liaison with machine line planner.• Ensure materials, product and packaging are within defined quality specifications before use.• Ensure all finished products are within specification before despatch.• Liaise with QA and Design departments, to agree action for “out of specification” items.• Prioritise production, to facilitate planned maintenance and recovery from plant breakdown.• Ensure maximum utilisation of manufacturing area and stimulate team members, to devise and implement continuous improvements. • Co-ordinate the activities of team members and provide advice and support, when required.• Ensure all team members are informed, competent and motivated to meet production requirement.• Supporting all team members when appropriate, through the use of formal recruitment, discipline, grievance, appraisal and training procedures.• Ensure all health and safety at work regulations and company safety policy requirements are complied with.• Ensure monthly performance and quality targets are achieved.• Continuous improvement and cost reduction in scrap, rework and downtime levels. • Monitor and control the re-ordering of all machine tool consumables to a monthly set budget• Delivery of monthly line objective presentations to Senior and Section Managers. Show less

Level 3 Certificate In Operations Management

Bcs Level 2 Cert In It User Skills (Ecdl Extra)