Planner

Planner
Are you a Planner looking to join a successful and growing company?

ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK develop, supply, and support cutting-edge maritime technology for customers worldwide. They are offering career progression and an opportunity to work with like minded people within a supportive team.

The successful Planner will ensure an effective and efficient supply chain is in place to ensure the efficient and effective operation of AEUK exceeding targets including customer delivery and quality. The Planner will also manage the Planning Activities of AEUK ensuring production is scheduled accurately and effectively communicated to the business and ensure material is available to allow efficient production utilisation.

Key responsibilities of the Planner:

• Responsible for ensuring demand is loaded, accurate and available at in accordance with project schedules and in line with agreed LCM on a project-by-project basis
• Provide support to Bids and Projects ensuring that the Gantt reflects the production plan, and that adequate material and resource is available and achievable
• Liaise and assist the Master Scheduler in ensuring the resource and capacity plans are accurate and actively assist in developing AEUK programme planning and delivery
• Work proactively with engineering, manufacture engineering and relevant project personnel to ensure loading strategies consider all implications of what is required to achieve clean data and realistic timescales
• Lead planning reporting to Projects including schedule risks and opportunities
• Manage WOs throughout lifecycle including handover to Test and Acceptance and Service and Support as required
• Proactively work with Procurement and stores to ensure 100% kit availability
• Contribute to Make/Buy decisions at a part level working with Procurement, Engineering and Production
• Develop working relationships with stakeholders to work effectively and ensure the value of the planner is championed throughout the business
• Drive Change Management process for active W0’s completing impact analysis to inform decisions
• Manage stock availability and stock holding in ERP ensuring stock is correctly allocated to Projects, including lineside where implemented
• Make stockholding and build to stock recommendations that will enhance AEUK on time delivery

Knowledge and experience of the Planner:

• Demonstratable experience of planning and project management principles and practice
• Ability to effectively communicate and present to all stakeholders
• Experience of Work package planning and management
• Understanding and application of estimation, costing, pricing and bid processes
• Demonstrable experience and understanding of production principles and processes
• Skilled in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Projects) – IT capable
• AX knowledge a definite advantage – must have MRP/ERP experience

With a reputation for providing innovative underwater systems for the Royal Navy (RN) and export customers, AEUK operates from our Headquarters on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset. Through science, engineering and R&D we convert data into information, knowledge and capabilities that challenge the status quo, and offer winning advantage at the frontline.
Our people are at the heart of our success, an open and stimulating workspace empowers and encourages our people to be creative and act with integrity. Despite our continued growth, AEUK pride ourselves on retaining a friendly and welcoming culture.
As well as boasting a substantial benefits package, we offer progression and personal development opportunities, competitive remuneration, flexible working and a generous pension scheme.
The continuous investment in our unique in-house test and integration facilities has supported AEUK’s growth in supplying UK and global markets with submarine and ship systems. This includes sonar, autonomous systems, marine electric actuation and mine counter-measures. Our Portland Harbour waterside facilities provide an excellent environment to test systems at sea. As a leading innovative maritime systems company, AEUK operate throughout all phases of the acquisition and engineering lifecycles, from concept to In-service Support.

• Competitive salary
• Career Development and Training
• 25 days holiday (increasing to 28 days after 5 years employment and 30 days after 10 years)
• Dental Cover and Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working patterns

At Atlas Elektronik UK, we support our staff to create work-life balance and encourage applications from individuals who are looking for part time or condensed hours as well as full time opportunities.
The successful candidate must be able to achieve full SC (Security Clearance).