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The opportunity has arisen to join an industry leader in UK’s & Ireland’s Building Services sector. Alternative Heat design, develop and deliver a wide range of offsite-prefabricated, innovative, and sustainable building service solutions throughout the UK & Europe.
We specialise in the design, supply, and installation of a wide range of prefabricated energy solutions, typically built in NI and shipped throughout the UK & Europe. We also offer turnkey design, build, and operate solutions for commercial energy centres and large-scale district heating solutions and have experience with successfully procuring and delivering many similar packages to a wide range of public bodies throughout UK & Europe.
Role Overview:
To establish material requirements from Engineering drawings for each project in conjunction with Production Planners. Liaise with Procurement in creating appropriate material delivery schedules to ensure Fabrication facilities and Contractors (of outsourced work packages) are supplied with materials to meet the Production schedule. To highlight/escalate shortages and possible delays to scheduled programmes. Ensure Contract Material Requests (CRM kits) are in place before a project moves into Production.
Job Title | Material Planner
Job Title | Material Planner
Location | Scarva
Hours | Monday-Thursday 0700 - 1630 and Friday 0700 -1330
Hours | Monday-Thursday 0700 - 1630 and Friday 0700 -1330
Salary | Competitive Depending on Experience
Responsible to | Site Supervisor
Key Responsibilities
- Generate BoMs from Engineering drawings ensuring correct drawing revisions are used.
- Verify the developed BoMs with data from the Production Planning team to ensure accuracy.
- Liaise with Procurement to effectively manage delivery dates for all pipe and welded fittings for both Production and outsourced work packages. Highlight and resolve shortage issues.
- Liaise with Logistics Dept in requesting and tracking transport for outsourced product.
- Generate picking lists based on your generated BoMs (material kits) and liaise with Scarva Stores to ensure availability of stock material and kits for call-off.
- Order material for additional drawings/rework/damaged materials, and track delivery date/ shortages in co-operation with Procurement Dept.
- Provide Daily & Weekly KPI information (details defined for each site) in support of Site Supervisors/Managers.
- Attend and actively engage with team members at daily Fabrication & Assembly Meeting.
- Update process progress on Fieldview application on a daily basis in conjunction with Site Supervisor.
- Proactively engage with Continuous Improvement initiatives.
- Co-ordinate welded fittings and pipe, including organising transport to internal sites and external sub-contractors
- Co-ordinate transfer of welded pipe to AH paint site (including transport) in conjunction with the Site Supervisor/Manager and update despatch on Fieldview.
- Any other duties deemed reasonable by management.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Essential Criteria:
- 3 years of experience in a manufacturing or production planning environment.
- Ability to read Engineering drawings is essential to succeed in this role.
- Intermediate MS Excel skills essential.
- Strong data analysis, planning, and delivery experience.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills.
- Proven influencing, problem-solving, and team-working skills.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to build networks across functions and organisations (internal and external).
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing and just-in-time (JIT) principles.
- Excellent attendance and time-keeping record.
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience on Material Planning in a Fabrication facility.
- Experience of reading Engineering drawings for pipe fabrication.
Benefits
- Full in-house training and career development opportunities.
- Competitive pension scheme.
- Life assurance scheme.
- Health cash plan.
- Free annual health check during working hours.
- 30 days annual leave increasing in line with length of service.
- Social events organised for all employees throughout the year via our Health and Wellbeing committee.
- Secure, free onsite parking.
- Free Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Tea, and Fruit provided daily.
- Friendly and supportive working environment in state-of-the-art facilities.
