Production Control Manager

Job Description

Your next opportunity could be with Safran Seats, an industry award winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology.The Production Control Manager is responsible for managing a team of Production Controllers assigned to a production area.Client DetailsAt Safran Seats, we are unique within aerospace, as we interface with both the worlds biggest airlines and airframers alike, with the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers. One day you could be liaising with one of the worlds largest airframers,and the next, some of the biggest airline brands around the world!In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England.Our in-house design studio co-creates the most innovative experiences in the sky with our airline customers and partners. Our dedicated engineering, production and in-service support facilities are integral to delivering a high-end quality product that wekeep flying throughout the life of programme. We are fully supported by a wide team of support functions, from HR to Finance, to Business Development and Planning and Logistics, our team is built to give Safran Seats an end-to-end capability in house in theUK.Description

• Determine the appropriate planning methodology for all work centres in the assigned production areas including the respective planning horizons.
• Establish key work centre schedules (including identification of bottlenecks) in line with the MRP requirements with consideration of any known risks for the agreed scheduling horizon.
• Drive the creation and delivery of recovery plans jointly with Operations and Supply Chain stakeholders for any identified blockers or constraints
• Routinely identify enablement risks to the schedule, and coordinate and expedite the flow of materials in cooperation with the Procurement and/or Internal Scheduling teams, and lead recovery and corrective planning actions where deviation to MPS or MRPexists
• Ensure full raw material availability to the operation in line with the schedule, covering both short and long-term horizons
• Facilitate and Support daily / weekly reviews, e.g. Quick Response Quality Control (QRQC), Production Reviews
• Review short and mid-term capacity utilisation, working with Operations leaders to establish plans to ensure sufficient capacity is available to process the load through each work centre
• Measure and analyse performance using the defined MRP2 metrics and provide the required weekly/monthly reports
• Establish effective performance measures that can be used to alert management on delivery issues and potential late deliveries
• Analyse the root cause of metrics not at target level (OTIF, OTD, etc.) and work with the stakeholders to develop the necessary action/recovery plans
• Manage inventory effectively by ensuring that Quarantine parts are actioned promptly within the team and reviewing optimisation potential
• Ensure the accuracy of the both master data and transactional data within the ERP or other site systems and coordinate regular review of all relevant planning parameters.
• Challenge accuracy of parameters to drive reduction of WIP and cycle times.
• Coordinate the overall logistics flow (incoming, internal and outgoing), including shop floor provisions including in conjunction with the stores team for the Manufacturing Unit
• Understand Safran Industrial Core Model (SCOUT) and drive action plans to ensure processes operate at target maturity level for Master Production Scheduling, MRP and Production Scheduling.

ProfileWorking knowledge of Production Planning / Production Control / Production Scheduling processesDemonstrable experience of MRPAbility to lead and develop a team through coaching and authentic leadershipAbility to build good working relationships across departments and with supplier & customer representativesJob OfferAs a valued member of our team, these are just a few of the benefits youll receive:* 25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays* Benefits Programme, with a number of schemes such as cycle to work, technology savings, retail discounts and access to private healthcare* Career Progressions opportunities such as company sponsorship and further training courses* Family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoptive parents, shared parental leave, parental leave and flexible working* Equality & Diversity initiatives with internal groups for workplace engagement and involvement* STEM engagement with schools, colleges and universities and Charitable activities for all