Master Schedular

Our client is a market leader in the engineering sector. Due to growth, they now require a Master Scheduler.

• This new role is responsible for the scheduling of all projects across facilities.
• An experienced planner with a strong ability to analyse and interpret production capacity, ensuring resources, labour and equipment are effectively aligned with operational demand.
• Working closely with the Project Engineers on projects by maintaining detailed project plans, tracking milestones, and ensuring schedule accuracy throughout the project lifecycle.
• Proven capability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Responsible for laying out the framework that guides a project's progression from initiation to completion.
• Identification and segregation of different tasks that make up a project, setting milestones and deadlines and monitoring progress.
• Ensuring that a project is completed efficiently and on time, while staying within budget constraints.
• Create plans that outline the steps and resources required including forming a documented roadmap and timeline to follow, which helps to ensure that the project progresses smoothly and on schedule.
• In partnership with Sales, produce the most accurate capacity forecast plausible from given market data.
• Leads the cross-functional process which aligns resources on optimal use of future manufacturing capacity on a long-term planning horizon.
• Develops and maintains the master schedule to establish the timing of operations and determine how to load the factory by means which best satisfies customer needs.
• Communicates master schedule status and actions to drive timely resolution of issues that are affecting schedule execution.
• Expedite operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
• Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials and services are provided as needed.
• Create and maintain various reports and tools to effectively track KPI metrics related to manufacturing and production performance to plan.
• Ensure Health and Safety procedures are adhered to at all times, actively promote good HSE practices.

• Preferable a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
• Prior experience as a Planner or in a similar role.
• Proficiency in scheduling tools (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project, or similar).
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing, project management and customer service.
• Experience of material management, planning and/or scheduling experience in a manufacturing/project environment.
• Experience using ERP software and a demonstrated understanding of the MS-Office Suite of productivity tools.
• Experience with critical path and resource management analysis.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability within role to meet the demands of changing Operational and Organisational needs.

• You will be working for a well-established growing employer.
• An excellent salary.
• A good pension scheme.
• A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.
• The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.