Production Flow Scheduler

3 weeks ago


Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Thorlabs Full time

About the Role:

The Manufacturing Planning Specialist will play a critical role in ensuring uninterrupted and on-time supply of manufactured items to warehouses and customers. This involves scheduling production plans that match capacity and demand, managing MRP settings for production items and processes, and proactively handling obsolescence/NPI releases to minimize gaps in product availability.

Responsibilities:

  • Generate and maintain an achievable production plan to meet promised delivery dates, matching MRP demand with works orders based on stock availability and capacity
  • Attend daily review meetings with Production team leaders and respond to any planning-related throughput issues by identifying ways to continuously improve planning processes
  • Monitor % capacity utilization through the day and initiate supply chain related corrective actions
  • Manage planning related ERP settings to ensure they are correct
  • Respond to Lead Time & Delivery Update requests from worldwide sales groups
  • Analyze KPI reports (late orders, open works orders, zero stock)
  • Actively contribute to new methods and strategies that improve efficiency and productivity
  • Apply problem-solving skills to conduct root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives that follow PDCA or lean principles

Requirements:

  • Strong analytical skills and ability to draw actionable insights from multiple, large sources of data and communicate these effectively through reports, dashboards, and presentations
  • Ability to handle large Microsoft Excel-based data sets reliably
  • Detail-oriented and works in a structured and organized manner
  • Willingness to become super user of ERP system (AX 2012 or D365)
  • Able to work collaboratively with Stores, Production, Inspection, and Packing teams to ensure uninterrupted flow of goods to meet requested delivery dates

About Thorlabs:

Thorlabs is a global, industry-leading optical technologies company. We are experts in the design and manufacture of a range of innovative photonics products. We use these products in manufacturing and research, from fiber optics to piezo motors. We are the gold standard with optics laboratories worldwide.



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