Production Scheduler

We deliver a dedicated, discreet, and reliable home dispensing service tailored to individual health needs. With over 36 care centres nationwide, we provide a personal, local service supported by expert knowledge and compassionate care. Fittleworth Medical is part of the JDS Inc family of businesses.

RESPONSIBILTIES: Review the Plan given by Network Planner potentially adjusted slightly in order to fully align it with plant operational needs.Conducting a weekly meeting with the operations teams to review and agree the plan and raise a flag to Network Planner for any issue.Daily Monitoring of agreed Plan and follow up with Operations team on adherence to schedule.Ensure Daily Production Order release (exceptions to automated process) – automated job that runs on a regular basis to release production orders three days ahead of planned start dateIf Required, Production scheduler should resolve material availability issuesFollow-up with Quality (RM/WIP release)Follow-up with Warehouse (material not in correct location)Follow-up with Operations (upstream delay)Follow- up with RM Planner (RM Delay)The production scheduler monitors the execution of the plan in each relevant work center, understanding any issues, helping resolve local issues to those necessary in plant.a. Capture / Report on Performance to Schedule (PTS)
Capture /Report on Performance to Schedule (PTS):At the end of each weekly planning cycle, the production scheduler should complete the PTS tracking reports, ensuring ‘misses’ are route caused.The production scheduler also needs to ensure elements of master data, that control the planning process in Rapid Response, are correct and maintained.

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