Production Planner

Day in the Life of a Master Scheduler

A day in the life of the Master Scheduler is to review incoming customer orders against the factory production and material schedule to ensure customer-scheduled shipment dates are kept up to date.

The Master Scheduler also liases with the Production Team Leader(s) on assembly/technician resources to frequently update Distribution Centers on Shipment plans.

The role offers significant levels of flexibility in the day-to-day schedule, allowing the ideal candidate to define their own schedule, set production priorities, and optimize processes as they see fit.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the scheduling of all manufacturing priorities, including but not limited to, Build, Test, Calibration, and Shipment priority in cooperation with Production Team Leaders
• Communicates the overall Production plan/capabilities to supporting functions including Finance and Customer Service to ensure seamless business forecasting and customer expectation management.
• Prepares monthly PSI plan (Production, Sales & Inventory) for review and approval by the Operations Manager prior to submitting into Forecast.
• Maintains the "Line of Balance" charts for Operations, to ensure visibility of the production plan for the Materials team and awareness of potential shortages.
• To create, maintain, and schedule open WIP (Work In Progress) Jobs in the Fluke ERP system (Oracle) to ensure correct reflection of customer demand.
• Uses the Daily Management process to monitor team performance, drive production priority, focus, and prioritize production support activities.
• Advises the Operations and Production Manager on gaps in customer demand and where PDBL (Past Due Backlog) and OTD (On Time Delivery) misses will be present to escalate key production issues.
• Responsible for the implementation of FBS (Fortive Business System) within the Scheduling function, such as implementing/maintaining Standard Work, following the PSI process, and a general understanding of relevant FBS Tools.

Your Team

Your core team will be centered between you and the existing Master Schedulers, however, you would all frequently interact with 4 Production Team Leaders, the Production Manager, Buyer/Planners, and the Technician Supervisor.

The team has a significant level of product and process expertise and are passionate about creating the best quality electrical, temperature and pressure calibration products in the world

Experience

• Experience on a Production planner position or another relevant role is preferred (Production Planner, Production Team Leader, Production Manager, Manufacturing Supervisor, etc.)
• Prior experience with complex production scheduling and communication is preferred, as you will be the center of factory-to-customer communication.

Personal Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge desirable (Complex Formulas, Macros, VBA)
• Prioritization skills
• Self-Starter
• PC Literacy including Microsoft Office, preferably (but not essential) also Jira/Confluence & Oracle
• Excellent communication skills

Why you should join Fluke

• In addition to the employment benefits below, this role gives the ideal candidate ample opportunity for development in lean production principles and implementation.
• Being such a varied role, the candidate has a unique opportunity to put their "stamp" on the processes within the factory in order to achieve excellent levels of performance to Fluke's customers.
• Competitive Starting Salary
• Private Healthcare Coverage
• Private Dental Coverage
• On-site events such as Summer BBQ, Christmas Lunch
• Company Matched Pension at 5%
• Life Insurance at 4x Annual Salary
• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays