3 weeks ago
Job title : Master Production Scheduler (Port Elizabeth)
Job Location : Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth
Deadline : October 24, 2024
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Description
Overview
- Develop, plan and execute the master production schedule based on actual and forecasted customer demand
Responsibilities
- Manage the production schedule, including equipment, resources and related data/ systems, and fulfils associated admin requirements
- Provide “what if” capacity and schedule analysis for changing demand, staffing constraints, and new customer project awards
- Plan to minimise effects of resource constraints
- Schedule maintenance, calibration and cleaning slots
- Schedule trial and validation batches
- Reschedule backlogs daily, and prioritise and expedite as needed
- Suggest batch size changes, rerouting of products and outsourcing/ purchasing of additional equipment, as required
- Track material delivery, react accordingly and follow up
- Plan to optimise output and meet demand
- Production coordination and reporting
- Work with production supervisors and managers for optimal efficiency to meet the needs of internal and external customers
- Communicate regarding schedule adjustments
- Supply manufacturing with rough cut capacity requirement planning
- Prioritise and expedite products with production
- Raise/ approve concessions for use of alternate materials
- Assess and report on manpower requirements
- Perform stock out analysis and prepare stock out reports
- Report on budgeted, planned and actual recoveries
- Add new products to correct schedule areas and categories for bulk and end item level in the ERP system, and notify relevant parties
- Ensure change controls are actioned appropriately
- Risk management
- Monitor sales against forecast volumes, identifying at risk products
- Identify supply deficits, over scheduling, capacity constraints and under loaded schedules and highlight recoveries related financial risks and critical materials shortages
- Review stock and sales reports; provide feedback & remedial plans
- Analyse customer status reports; identify and resolve issues
- Review and manage inventory associated with QS items
- Ensure delivery terms are met and that correct documentation accompanies consignments
Operational Input
- Provide technical and operational input on operational planning of the unit and on the prioritisation of objectives
- Indicate resource needs to enable achievement of work objectives
- Monitor and control use of assets/ resources within work area
Requirements
Skills Required
- Background/experience
- 4 to 6 years’ experience in a Supply Chain, Procurement or Production Planning role
- Experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
- 3-year degree or diploma in Procurement, Logistics or Finance, or a related discipline
Specific job skills
- Computer literacy: proficiency in Excel, Word, Powerpoint and ERP System
Competencies
- Information Gathering
- Interrogating Information
- Taking Action
- Managing Performance
- Planning and Organising
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