Production Scheduler - P6 Planner

Expleo  is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation.  We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

As part of our continued support to our customer in the space sector, we are currently looking for a Production Scheduler to be based on site at our customer's facility in Stevenage. This is a contract role deemed to be inside IR35, the rate is negotiable based on experience, seniority etc.

As a Production Scheduler you will be working on satellite systems within the Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT) group. You will support the team with the collation and processing of data for schedule updates (into and out of AIT). You will assist with creating production schedules for every project undertaken in AIT facilities, and illustrating the status and risks of those activities, as well as the resource constraints.

Responsibilities

• Input into and maintain Production Schedules, with the assistance of the Production Control Manager
• Maintain the ‘live' status of products in the AIT production flows with assistance of area team leaders and area managers
• Contribute to the data collection and assist with the weekly capacity reviews
• Optimise the factory resources
• Ensure that bottleneck resources and capacity constraints are recognised and addressed.
• Continually monitoring the planning database to insure reliable and realistic information is used for developing schedules.
• Carry out schedule analysis to maximise future workload with external divisions and the AIT Business Manager
• Issue documentation in accordance with the weekly reporting cycle (e.g. work to lists).
• Assist with the monitoring of drawing release activity and adherence to production schedules
• Continuous self development of the production scheduling tool and AIT processes, whilst networking with personnel throughout the AIT and Stevenage organisations
  
  

Qualifications

• Project Management qualification or certification.
• Experience in maritime, automotive, aerospace sectors.
  
  

Essential Skills

• Must show knowledge of good logical planning characteristics and have an understanding of Gantt charts and their application.
• Advanced experience in Manufacturing scheduling.
• Able to work in high pressure environments
• Able to prioritise workload effectively
• Strong interpersonal skills, confident to communicate and able to assert influence in multi-functional environment.
• They will need to be flexible, adaptable, able to apply a logical approach to problems and have an ‘eye for detail'.
• Manufacturing systems degree or other relevant qualification.
• Able to read and understand Bill of Materials (BoM's)
  
  

Experience

• Experience of using scheduling tool Primavera P6
• Experience of operating an MRPI, MRPII, ERP or ideally SAP within a manufacturing environment
  
  

What Do I Need Before I Apply

• Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be eligible to achieve UK MoD security clearance.
  
  

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges 
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects  
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses 
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo 

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
  

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive