Aero Engine Production Planner/Scheduler

General Accountability

Reports Directly To:      Operations Manager

Translates customer orders into a work schedule involving several sequential operations.  Controls various production factors to ensure balanced and leveled loads; appropriate utilization of available capacity (labour, tools and equipment); and bottleneck management, allowing for a controlled flow of approved materiel to meet delivery requirements.

Direct Reports Include:  N/A

Immune Specific Accountabilities

• Recognizes and understands flight/product safety critical parts and processes.

• Responsible for immediately reporting flight/product safety concerns.

• Participates in proactive risk analysis of flight/product safety critical parts and processes.

Specific Accountabilities

• Analyzes production specifications to determine process flows/routings, labour and materiel requirements.

• Plans and schedules workflow according to previously established sequences and lead times.

• Coordinates, monitors and expedites the movement of parts, supplies and materiel within and between cells/business units to ensure that supplies, materiel and products are shipped and received on schedule.

• Revises and reschedules production to compensate for rush order priorities, materiel shortages, vendors' failure to deliver and/or customer priority changes.

• Expedites operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.

• Coordinates back-ordered parts list to expedite and secure shipping dates.

• Acts as a liaison between production, purchasing, shipping, receiving and management to procure materiel and ensure a smooth flow of production.

• Advises management of the status of work in progress, materiel availability and routine production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materiel and services are provided as needed.

• Prepares and maintains various reports on the progress of work, materiel used, rates of production and other production information, using manual or computerized systems.

• Performs materiel handling functions.

• Identifies and initiates improvements to production process flows.

• Responsible for observing all applicable safety requirements and reporting immediately any unsafe practices/conditions.

• Carries out special projects as assigned.

• Model behavior consistent with good quality, health and safety, and environmental management practices.

Technical Requirements

• Good planning, organizational, analytical, decision making, interpersonal, negotiation, oral and written communication skills.

• Good knowledge of production management computer systems.

• Working knowledge of PC's in the current company operating system environment.

• Experience in production planning and scheduling.

• Diploma/University fresh graduates who are keen to join the aviation sector are welcome to apply