Planning Manager

Shillito Executive Search are working with one of our key clients as they look to recruit a CAD and Process Planning Manager into the team.

The role of the CAD and Process Planning Manager is to manage and own the full process planning of all profile works including the management and leadership of other team members.

This is an extremely important role within the profile division and requires a strong and dynamic individual who has the courage of their convictions to challenge both profile productions and the incoming Sales personnel.

The ultimate responsibility is to ensure the process plan is structured to enable Operations to achieve maximum efficiency and throughput, through careful capacity planning, organisation and communication via Sales and production.

The individual must finely balance the customer needs and requirements in line with production capacity and staffing ensuring that the business is competitive with lead times and service delivery across the industry.

The duties and responsibilities of the role will include:

• Efficiently plan throughput directly proportional to demand and capability, ultimately aiming for cutting to be 24 hours ahead
• Ability to react quickly and efficiently to issues, customer requirement changes and issues affecting output
• Manage and organise the work streams in and out of CAD, ensuring all machines are nesting efficiently and evenly across the profile division
• Manage a small CAD team (after settling in) to ensure they are multi nesting, minimising waste and increasing plate utilisation, prioritising current off cuts over new plate.
• Communicate effectively with Profile Sales and Production regarding Off Cut stock levels and itemisation as well as ensuring correct grades are being nested where required.
• Be flexible in your approach to planning, allowing for urgent orders to be prioritised with minimal disruption, ensuring all departments are aware of said changes.
• Ensure the profile cutting deadlines are realistically planned and that the load planner is communicated to with respect to orders being delivered.
• Challenge production on the OEE and throughput, including time in motion should OEE reduce.
• Plan, advertise and distribute an accurate lead time, challenging Operations management regarding machine and staff utilisation where necessary

To be considered for this role, we're ideally looking for someone:

• From a steel profiling background
• Knowledge of Sigma Nest (ideal)
• Experience of AS400 (or similar)
• Strong planning/scheduling experience

This is an interesting and varied role which would suit someone with planning/scheduling experience within the profile industry and is looking to take their first step into management.