Machine Shop Planner

Determine if work is to be done internally or to outsource work
- Planning of internal allocated jobs including raw material requirement allocation, obtaining of approved drawings, machine and people allocation, routing of parts and estimating of time required per work station.
- Allocation of external jobs to relevant suppliers, placing of orders, time estimation and follow up.
- Manage delivery dates of parts
- Communicate with customers if specified delivery dates will be affected.
- Proactively support people management
- Work closely with FMS Manager and Floor Team leaders to understand customer requirements and discuss progress
- Support continual business improvement and change management
- Comply with governance and established policies, systems, procedures and practices
- Comply with Safety, Health and Environment standards

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- NTC2 Mechanical Trade Test in the following Trades Fitting or Machining or tool and Die Maker
- 3 -5 years’ shop floor experience in engineering Planning ( Machining, Fitting, grinding )
- Knowledge of the OHS and Explosives Acts
- At least 2-3 years’ experience in excel and working with schedule systems.
- Knowledge in SAP R 3.
- Knowledge of planning, estimating and costing in an engineering spares environment
- Knowledge of machine shops and related tasks, e.g. grinding, turning, milling and fitting
- Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
- Knowledge of SLAs