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The purpose of the role is to pro-actively manage the scheduling and resourcing of project plans for TSP's manufacturing facility and associated management teams.
Doing so by using engineering knowledge and experience to logically and systematically plan operations to meet the overall project schedule, through the development and definition of project activities and ensure production throughput is maintained.
Liaising directly with the key project stakeholders you will monitor feedback and report on the network schedules to both internal and external customers.
Key Accountabilities
Qualifications /Experience Required / Person Attributes
Engineering Degree or Equivalent Practical Mechanical Engineering experience is desirable.
NVQ Level 3 in Engineering Machining Discipline is Desirable
Skills & Experience:
Operations background with demonstrable experience and proven success in work scheduling within a manufacturing environment.
Able to lead and support other team members and monitor own and team progress against planned delivery and quality targets and to contribute to continuous improvement of the planning function
Ability to carry out on the ground visits to evaluate customer requirements in more detail and understand project progress.
Understanding of Planning structures and principles (WBS, PBS - Product Breakdown Structure)
Advanced IT skills
Ability to motivate self and others to identify and deliver tasks within acceptable time frames
A working knowledge of project management principles, tools and techniques.
An appreciation of project management planning, estimating, risk identification, management and mitigation processes and their application across multi-disciplined teams.
Experience in a Mechanical Engineering role or a similar technical role.
Logical, analytical and structured approach to problem solving
Excellent communication skills with proven stakeholder relationship management background
The ideal candidate will have good practical skills and attention to detail. Previous experience in a Manufacturing Planning/Production Scheduling role is desirable whilst being able to underpin this with a good mechanical engineering knowledge and practice from within a Manufacturing Environment.
Overall, the right candidate must have a good attitude, be technically minded, understand project and component delivery and be a critical thinker.
About TSP Engineering
Located on Britain's Energy Coast we employ over 200 people and operate from one of the largest and most comprehensively equipped workshops in the UK. With our years of engineering and manufacturing experience we guarantee to deliver exacting standards of quality and excellent levels of service.
TSP Engineering delivers high quality, innovative bespoke solutions. As a total solution provider we offer a full range of service including Project Management, Design, Manufacture, Refurbishment and in-house Testing facilities.
We offer Fabrication, Machining, Fitting, Assembly and Testing facilities, with a floor capacity of 19,200m2, two 5 metre deep manufacturing pits and a lifting capacity of 130 tonnes.
Benefits - What's in it for you?
Due to Projects all employees must be British National