About this role
Plan resources, personnel, and materials for various work centers within production cells to ensure the timely delivery of customer orders.
1. Detailed Planning
• Translate the master build plan into an optimal schedule for available resources (production activities, machine capacity, personnel, materials, and equipment). • Break down production orders across work centers by analyzing: • Required work activities • Number of machines needed • Personnel requirements • Material and component requirements.
2. Progress Monitoring
• Convert the master plan into production and assembly schedules for each work center, taking into account delivery dates and the availability of machines, personnel, and materials. • Identify problems and shortages within the Cell Support Team, supplying departments, and other departments, and propose solutions. • Inform the Master Planning department and, after consultation with the Cell Support Team, communicate possible solutions (e.g., partial deliveries or delayed delivery). • Integrate backorders and rush orders into the production schedule using the ERP system. • Issue shop orders to the Cell Captains. • Monitor work progress, identify bottlenecks, communicate findings to relevant departments, and recommend schedule adjustments. • Participate in improvement project teams focused on cost reduction, quality improvement, and information management. • Determine when work should be outsourced in the event of work center overload, based on ERP system information. 3. Information Management
• Monitor expected delivery dates. • Generate BDS reports to identify shortages and work with relevant departments to resolve them. • Determine and communicate production priorities using the ERP system, including priority setting within the production cell. • Verify material availability and issue required documentation. • Process planning data in the ERP system. • Check, sort, and distribute required documents. • Record machine hours, labor hours, and materials/components used. 4. Expediting
• Discuss supplier information related to shortage lists with relevant departments. • Report recurring supplier delivery delays to the Cell Manager and/or Buyers. • Ensure purchased materials are available on time. Job Characteristics Communication
• Discuss shortages, excess capacity, and possible solutions with the Cell Support Team. • Discuss planning and assembly issues with the Cell Support Team and, for more complex issues, with the Operations Manager. • Coordinate problems and solutions with supplying and receiving departments. • Communicate material requirements. • Inform the Sales department about delivery delays and possible solutions. • Exchange system (coding) information with the System Administrator. • Discuss priorities, disruptions, and work instructions primarily with the Cell Support Team and, when necessary, with the Operations Manager. Authority
• Modify production schedules in consultation with the Cell Manager and Support Team. • Issue shop orders and job queues to the Cell Support Team. • Propose solutions to operational bottlenecks. • Act as the Cell Manager during absences, including: • Supervising the Cell Support Team • Managing absence registration • Approving leave • Assigning work.
Responsibilities
• Responsible for achieving on-time delivery through:
• Efficient planning of personnel, equipment, and materials. • Adjusting schedules when disruptions occur. • Identifying problems and proposing solutions. • Providing information and instructions to Cell Captains. • Accurate data processing.
Competencies
• Planning and Organizing • Decisiveness • Communication • Helicopter View (Big-picture thinking) • Stability (Composure under pressure) Preferred Qualifications
• Education: MBO+ level (vocational college or equivalent work and thinking level) • Preferred field of study: Logistics • Experience in production planning within a dynamic environment is an advantage. • Additional requirements: • Knowledge of ERP systems • Experience with QRM (Quick Response Manufacturing) is an advantage • Good command of both Dutch and English, spoken and written.