About this role
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- Purpose of the Role: Plan and monitor labour and resource requirements against detailed production plans within a 24/7 production environment.
- Working closely with the Operations Team, the role ensures appropriate resources and skills are available to support production requirements, minimise production time and costs, and maximise operational efficiency.
- Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities Analyse production requirements and prepare mid- to long-term labour and resource plans based on forecast production volumes, capacity and required skill sets.
- Schedule and monitor labour deployment against production plans, identifying resource constraints, capacity gaps and required corrective actions.
- Analyse labour availability, worked hours, skill mix and absence trends to evaluate performance against plan and support future production planning decisions.
- Incorporate resource availability constraints into production planning and scheduling decisions.
- Prepare operational reports and performance metrics, analysing variances, risks and trends to support production planning and management decision-making.
- Support process improvement and change initiatives through process mapping, business system testing and troubleshooting where required.
- Coordinate with Operations and relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure resource availability is aligned with forecast production requirements.
- Coordinate operational support requirements where necessary to ensure resource availability is aligned with production plans.
- Maintain accurate planning data and carry out relevant planning controls to support operational reporting, compliance and continuous improvement.
- Undertake other relevant duties consistent with the Production Planner role and operational requirements of the Company.
- Key Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications Essential Third-level qualification in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business or a related discipline.
- Strong understanding of supply chain, production planning and resource planning principles within an operational environment.
- Advanced MS Excel skills, with the ability to analyse operational data, identify trends and support planning decisions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess production requirements, resource availability and operational constraints.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage planning activities in a fast-paced production environment.
- Ability to work effectively with Operations and other cross-functional teams to support production requirements.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
- Competence in business systems, reporting and performance monitoring.
- Ability to work independently, adapt to changing production requirements and manage competing operational priorities.
- Ability to support planning requirements within a 24/7 production environment.