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The Company

Our client is a market leader in the engineering sector. Due to growth, they now require a Master Scheduler.

The Role

* This new role is responsible for the scheduling of all projects across facilities.

* An experienced planner with a strong ability to analyse and interpret production capacity, ensuring resources, labour and equipment are effectively aligned with operational demand.

* Working closely with the Project Engineers on projects by maintaining detailed project plans, tracking milestones, and ensuring schedule accuracy throughout the project lifecycle.

* Proven capability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

* Responsible for laying out the framework that guides a project’s progression from initiation to completion.

* Identification and segregation of different tasks that make up a project, setting milestones and deadlines and monitoring progress.

* Ensuring that a project is completed efficiently and on time, while staying within budget constraints.

* Create plans that outline the steps and resources required including forming a documented roadmap and timeline to follow, which helps to ensure that the project progresses smoothly and on schedule.

* In partnership with Sales, produce the most accurate capacity forecast plausible from given market data.

* Leads the cross-functional process which aligns resources on optimal use of future manufacturing capacity on a long-term planning horizon.

* Develops and maintains the master schedule to establish the timing of operations and determine how to load the factory by means which best satisfies customer needs.

* Communicates master schedule status and actions to drive timely resolution of issues that are affecting schedule execution.

* Expedite operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.

* Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials and services are provided as needed.

* Create and maintain various reports and tools to effectively track KPI metrics related to manufacturing and production performance to plan.

* Ensure Health and Safety procedures are adhered to at all times, actively promote good HSE practices.

The Person

* Preferable a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.

* Prior experience as a Planner or in a similar role.

* Proficiency in scheduling tools (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project, or similar).

* Strong knowledge of manufacturing, project management and customer service.

* Experience of material management, planning and/or scheduling experience in a manufacturing/project environment.

* Experience using ERP software and a demonstrated understanding of the MS-Office Suite of productivity tools.

* Experience with critical path and resource management analysis.

* Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

* Flexibility and adaptability within role to meet the demands of changing Operational and Organisational needs.

The Benefits

* You will be working for a well-established growing employer.

* An excellent salary.

* A good pension scheme.

* A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.

* The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices