Engineering Planner
The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic, career-minded individual, with a strong work ethic, solid professional track record, and a commitment to teamwork, with a related Tertiary Qualification and courses completed in Planning or a related field.
Experience and Skills Required:
6 years' experience in proven manufacturing experience in a similar position.
Must have experience in a multi-project planning environment.
Must have advanced knowledge working on MS Project Software and with advantage to have exposure to Primavera or similar.
Above average command in the full MS Office package.
Experience in Waterfall and with advantage to have exposure to Agile planning environments.
Key Responsibilities:
Maintain consolidated Engineering Master Activity Schedule of all current projects.
Produce weekly engineering resource capacity overview and forecast resource view reports and submit/present for review.
Ensure clear links between Design Schedules and respective Project Schedules.
Implement priority change knock-on impacts through Design Schedules to define resultant project knocks with projects Planner.
Assist to balance/smooth resource loadings and allocate work in conjunction with engineering managers (Mech & Elec).
Convert Design WBSs defined by engineering teams to Schedules.
Ensure Design Schedule is linked to Project Schedule Deliverable work packages.
Define knock-on reports for changes to planning and priorities.
Define Reports on Design OTD and Loadings.
Report on Actual vs planned hours of "In Time" KPIs.
Communicate weekly Design Schedule updates to PMs.
Highlight overloads flag over time requirements.
Monitor Support time % Usage.
Define 12-month Design loading view.
Development of project progress metrics and control techniques.
Process weekly timesheets against preloaded activity budgeted hours (DWBS already loaded in D365) and communicate remaining hours per project.
Development of project progress metrics and control techniques.
Additional Skills Required:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
Must be good at multitasking and be meticulous with exceptional attention to detail.
Sense of urgency and ability to meet deadlines.
Not a clock-watcher and must be willing to work overtime when required.
Unendorsed Code 08 drivers' license.
Above average command in the full MS Office package and Project Management Software packages, with experience in using ERP or similar company management software.
Experience in waterfall and agile planning environments.
Must possess a demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic team environment, under pressure, manage multiple tasks, and be goal-oriented.
Strong leadership and communication skills to maintain relationships with junior staff right through to the senior management team and the client.
Proven experience of contributing to and leading team meetings.
A strong tactical individual with a proven track record in project management.
Critical and analytical thinker with effective decision-making skills.
Self-starter with the ability to maintain and improve processes.
Ability to perform in a constantly changing environment.
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