As a Shop Floor Scheduler, you'll join the supply chain team overseeing the scheduling activities across the production area. This includes the management of visual systems to communicate/monitor the sequence of production orders, ensuring the availability of resources (tooling, raw material, etc.), creating and maintaining the optimal production sequence., Main responsibilities will include:

+ Monitoring the manufacturing output/performance daily against the schedule; challenging and understanding whenever performance differs from standard. + Monitoring Stock cover daily in order to avoid Stock outs as well as overstocks by adjusting the performance sequence if possible, or raising the issue with the Master Scheduler. + Maximising shared manufacturing resource output/utilisation, while ensuring full coherence with MPS product mix, volumes and required availability dates. + Proactively communicate/escalate to the Master Scheduler / Area management any potential production execution issues/constraints to trigger preventive actions against potential supply failure.
+ Weekly track, challenge and report Schedule Adherence with reasons for nonconformity to Production Area Management and Master Schedule
Good standard of secondary education to include GCSE (or equivalent) grade C/level 4 or above in Maths
Similar experience gained in a manufacturing environment, including proficiency in Daily Scheduling & Completion, Forecasting & Demand Planning, SIOP / MPS / MRP, Master Data Management, Inventory Management, Internal Flow & Warehousing etc.
Strong Excel skills
Material Requirement Planning knowledge within an ERP based business
Experience within the Aerospace industry
Understanding of Health and safety, quality, traceability and lean principles within a production environment
Advanced Excel skills

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we're inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We're proud to play a part in protecting the world's democracies. And we're committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world's aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career., We'll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

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