Production Planning Engineer

Purpose

You will be required to create and maintain the master planning as required to meet a repeatable and robust manufacturing processes to ensure optimum works order (sequence) and work centre performance.

Key Responsibilities

General and Task Management

• Provide Manufacturing Information Sheets, route cards, bill of materials, building planning structure and manufacturing specification data in accordance with company standards.

• Using the Evolution MRP system to create routing and bill of materials (BoM).

• Specify material requirements, parameters and define suitable methods of manufacture and identify and implement required tooling and equipment.

• Create test specifications and manufacture of composite test samples, including the rework of test parts for production use.

• Develop processes to a production steady state standard that meets specification and design intent.

• Support change control reviews.

• Support Production and Quality Assurance in resolving production problems and nonconformances.

• Utilise Lean Principles to improve the product, process flow, build cycle and waste reduction.

• Train employees on new process, applications, and manufacturing specification data

Self-Management

• Support, comply and ensure complicity with Health & Safety regulations, the Company Handbook, Quality and

• Environmental standards, and all other Company policies and procedures

• Proactively contribute to creating a good team atmosphere

• Anticipates and overcomes obstacles

• Makes useful links to arrive at insightful plans and solutions

• Embraces personal challenge

• Confident, rounded thinking

• Takes ownership for team cohesion

• Is resilient, optimistic and open to change

Key Performance Measures

• Safety

• Quality

• Cost

• Delivery

Knowledge, Education, and Skills

Knowledge:

• It is essential you have the ability to read and understand technical drawings, specifications and related

• Documentation and to have enough grasp of the manufacturing materials (Composites), systems and processes to be able to conduct your duties.

Education & Professional experience

• Desirably degree educated in Engineering, Science, Business or a related field

• Previous experience of using an MRP system is essential

Skills and competencies

• Selfsupervising within the expectations management

• Thorough understanding of manufacturing processes

• Understanding of engineering, scientific and other technical information

• Understanding of lean manufacturing

• Ability to work in a diverse and dynamic environment

• Planning and prioritising activities

• Good communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to present data effectively

• Problemsolving skills

• Analytical skill

• Ability to work to deadlines

• MRP knowledge and understanding

Key Relationships & Interaction (Required)

Internal Relationships & Interactions:

• Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Manufacturing Engineers, Production Managers, Design Engineering, Quality Engineering

External Relationships & Interactions:

• OEMs, 3rd party resource, equipment or service providers