Description
Scheduler/Project Planner
Aylesbury
£25.00 p/h
6 month initial contract
- 9 days every 2 weeks - off every other Friday.
- 5 hours per week
COM DEV Europe (a Honeywell Aerospace company), is a global designer and manufacturer of space hardware and systems. We are world leaders in the production of space-qualified passive microwave equipment and specialized electronics. In addition, we provide micro-satellite mission solutions ranging from mission concept studies to launch and operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and manage critical path activities in ISC. Communicate project status and risks.
- Combine individual MS Project plans into overall IMS (Integrated Master Schedule) to identify resource bottlenecks and apply level loading techniques to spread workload
- Ensure a material and capacity-feasible production plan is set to ensure customer orders are fulfilled on time to their requirement
- Ensure all production bill of materials are accurate and reflect the latest drawing issue.
- Create/release purchase requisitions and production orders in SAP
- Manage and report on material availability and status of production orders
- Ensure accuracy of data in SAP system is maintained and report any errors immediately
- Liaise with assembly, test, procurement, engineering and project management teams to confirm priorities and update order status
- Proactively manage any material issues that may be hindering progress on MAIT schedule
- Assist with any other planning or material management task as directed by line manager
- Compliance to the company's Quality Management System (QMS) & Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Requirements
- Educated to at least degree level with a good knowledge of MRP process
- Good knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office tools, especially MS Project and Excel
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work and communicate in a team environment
- Good attention to detail; recognition of importance of data entry accuracy and product traceability
- Desirable: Experience within SAP, especially around planning and material movements
- Desirable: Ability to read engineering assembly drawings and understand Bills of Material
- Desirable: Ability to interpret electronics parts lists and part codes
- Desirable: Experience using lean tools and practices
- Desirable: Experience in aerospace or complex electronic manufacturing/new product development environment.