Production Planner

Job Description
Serves as the primary point of contact for the day to day Production Plan sequence to the Manager Production Planning. Interface with Project / Material Planning to establish Clean to Build supply of product. Develop contingency plans to orders that miss available capacity or components. Identify and mitigate any exceptions to the plan established for internally produced materials and subcontracted materials. Interact with shop floor personnel, production/manufacturing engineering teams and materials planners to define  countermeasures, inform master Production Scheduler and other material planners about any identified risks.Physically count the production orders under their responsibility, informing location and progress status for the orders. Forecast / Evaluate / Plan additional Capacity requests where required within the Production Planning Time Fence. Review the schedule of Planned Production Orders over the Production Planning Time Fence.
Raise, monitor and support progress of Production Orders.

Monitor, highlight and support the reduction of aged WIP
Perform material substitutions, where required
Timely closure of QN Tasks
Assess ECN & QN changes, attending ECN & NRB review boards as and when required, ensuring requirements are translated to any existing Production orders. React / support ECN, QN and stoppages, to related Production Orders, materials.Support planning related visual management and continuous improvement initiatives. Provide correct input to material master extensions or changes in ERP for internally produced materials and subcontracted orders.

You are meant for this job if:

• Minimum Degree Level in Business, Planning, Engineering or Technical Discipline or desired Professional Qualification – APICS, APM, PMI.
• Knowledge and appreciation of Critical Path Planning
• Practical experience of Business Systems and Processes,
• Competent in the application use of SAP ECC/APO, knowledge of Preactor (APS) is a plus.
• Appreciation and understanding of the Engineering Execution Process (EEP)
• Practical understanding of Engineering bill of materials (BOM’s)
• Analysis of Material Demand and creation & management of Production Orders / Service orders in SAP
• Awareness of LEAN Manufacturing and processes
• Demonstrate knowledge of Controls and Automation Subsea Products is a plus
• Minimum 2 years Capacity Planning Experience or Minimum 2 Years Scheduling
• Minimum 2 Years SAP / MRP Experience

• Capacity Planning Management
• Production Plan / Sequence Updating
• Gant Chart Critical Path Analysis
• MRP Material and BOM Analysis
• Planned Production Order Management and Work Order Creation
• General Analysis and Reporting

• Open to Change
• Problem Solver
• Good attention to detail
• Enquiring, Questioning and Inquisitive
• Able to Chair and Contribute to Meetings
• Good Communication and Presentation Skills – written and verbal
• Self-Starting and easily gains respect & co-operation
• Customer facing, both external and internal Customer
• Demonstrates Ownership, initiative, proactive behavior and positive approach (can-do attitude)