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Master Production Scheduler

Company : Safran Seats

Job field : Supply chain

Location : Cwmbran , Wales , United Kingdom

Contract type : Permanent

Contract duration : Full-time

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Job Description

Are you interested in working at the business end of Aerospace, where airline brand meets innovative passenger experience? Then your next opportunity could be with Safran Seats, an industry award winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology. Our passenger experience prides itself on innovation, customization, quality and industrial design.

At Safran Seats, we are unique within aerospace, as we interface with both the world's biggest airlines and airframers alike, with the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers. One day you could be liaising with one of the world's largest airframers, and the next, some of the biggest airline brands around the world!

In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England.

The purpose of this role is to be responsible for the creation of the Master Production Schedule for all relevant items using the Sales & Operations Plan (S&OP) as the main input.

They provide realistic production schedules that drive MRP demand throughout the supply chain.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Creating, maintaining and updating the Master Production Schedule and manage top level demand to ensure MRP requirements are cascaded accordingly through the

company ERP system for all identified bottleneck resources.

• Ensure the accuracy of the Master Production Schedule, gaining authorisation for lead-time violations.

• Provide resource (Manpower, production lines, shifts) requirement plans to the Operations management team and align on load levelling targets.

• Facilitate weekly review with cross-functional stakeholders to check performance to plan and agree reschedule requirements

• Recommend feasible solutions to recover backlog or late supply chain enablement

• Conduct “what if” scenarios based on Programs or Leadership Team requests

• Contribute to the Business Unit Sales & Operations Planning Process

• Maintain KPIs (e.g. MPS Adherence, Production Plan Performance, On Time Starts / On Time Finishes / Lead Time variability), carry out root cause analysis, and drive

completion of corrective actions across the organisation.

• Ensure the Master Production Schedule fulfils the customer order book and is aligned to inventory and transport targets.

• Provide guidance on priorities to Production Control team.

• Understand the Safran Industrial Core Model (SCOUT) and drive action plans to ensure processes operate at the targeted maturity level for Master Production Scheduling.

• Lead and encourage process and systems improvement through Continuous Improvement methodologies, e.g. One Safran, Participative Innovation (PI) initiatives.

• Contribute to lean and improvement projects:

Complementary Description

Our in-house design studio co-creates the most innovative experiences in the sky with our airline customers and partners. Our dedicated engineering, production and in-service support facilities are integral to delivering a high-end quality product that we keep flying throughout the life of programme. We are fully supported by a wide team of support functions, from HR to Finance, to Business Development and Planning and Logistics, our team is built to give Safran Seats an end-to-end capability in house in the UK.

We focus on:

Our people

These are our four People Fundamentals that underpin everything we do at Safran:

• We believe in and fostering the conditions for diversity and inclusion to thrive

• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future

• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate

• We encourage collaboration and mutual support between you and your colleagues

So you'll be supported every step of the way!

Sustainability

Our people are at the heart of our success, as we work together to achieve our mission: contributing to a safer and more sustainable aviation. We are tackling the biggest challenges in aerospace, with a commitment to work to decarbonise the industry by 2050.

Global Mobility

As part of the Safran Group, across our businesses we are market leaders in aerospace, defence and space; there is always potential for future mobility in the UK and internationally.

Job Requirements

Candidate skills:

MRP2 principles

MRP working knowledge

Capacity planning experience

Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationship

MRP System understanding (key user level), ideally BAAN or M3 experience

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you!

Our employees are at the heart of our success, as we work together for our sustainable future. There are four People Fundamentals that underpin life at Safran:

• We believe in and promote diversity and inclusion as key values across our business

• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future

• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate

• We encourage collaboration and mutual support for you and your colleagues

As a valued member of our team, these are just a few of the benefits you'll receive:

• 25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays

• Benefits Programme, with a number of schemes such as cycle to work, technology savings, retail discounts and access to private healthcare

• Career Progressions opportunities such as company sponsorship and further training courses

• Family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoptive parents, shared parental leave, parental leave and flexible working

• Equality & Diversity initiatives with internal groups for workplace engagement and involvement

• STEM engagement with schools, colleges and universities and Charitable activities for all

Please apply and submit your CV today! Once your CV has been reviewed, we will contact you with the next stages.

We want Safran Seats to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.

We're committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Safran Seats an inclusive place to work.

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Llantarnam Industrial Park, LlantarnamNP44 3HQ

Cwmbran

Wales United Kingdom

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Safran is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.