Position: Production Process Planner
Location: Barnsley
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000
Production Process Planner required to join a well established Structural Steelwork company. The successful candidate will have Production Planning and scheduling experience, and ideally come from a structural steel or fabrication background.
Production Process Planner Job Overview
- Monitor the Production Programme alongside the Production Director and Sub-contract Fabrication Manager, ensuring accurate scheduling and allocation of hours.
- Add new contracts to the Production Programme and adjust existing ones as necessary.
- Regularly review Tekla Structures models to establish accurate fabrication hours and set efficiency targets.
- Analyse tender data to allocate labour budgets appropriately across production tasks.
- Assist with reviewing sub-contract fabrication budgets and quotes to ensure cost-effectiveness.
- Coordinate upfront production processes prior to fabrication, including manufacture of plate and box girder carcasses, bought out or machined items, and fabrication jigs.
- Identify opportunities to split fabrication into sub-assemblies to improve efficiency and utilisation of factory resources.
- Liaise with Design & Drawing Office departments to advise on ‘design for manufacture’ opportunities and complex fabrication requirements.
- Support the QS and Estimating teams by providing guidance on fabrication times, substantiating variation costs, and tracking production performance.
- Maintain and update the ‘Master Efficiency’ document, reporting production hours and efficiency metrics for internal and sub-contract processes.
- Coordinate with other group companies and sub-contractors as required, which may involve travel.
Production Process Planner Job Requirements
- Previous experience in the construction industry, ideally structural steelwork, with a fabrication or technical background.
- Experience with Tekla Structures is advantageous; training can be provided.
- Qualifications such as NVQ in fabrication & welding or a relevant academic subject are desirable.
- Strong communication skills, problem-solving ability, and the initiative to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to work to strict project timescales and adapt to changing priorities.
- Must live within a commutable distance of Barnsley
Production Process Planner Salary & Benefits
- Permanent position
- Salary - £40,000 to £45,000 (DOE)
- Monday to Friday
- Competitive holiday allowance
- Pension scheme