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Production Controller
Westhill, Aberdeen
Permanent position
Who we are
JFD is the world leading underwater capability provider, serving the commercial and defence markets with innovative diving, submarine and hyperbaric rescue, technical solutions and services. Operating worldwide, the company is the world’s leading provider of submarine rescue capability and an established provider of submarine escape training. The company is at the forefront of Hyperbaric Rescue, along with being the leading supplier of commercial and defence diving equipment and saturation diving systems to the commercial industry.
Here at Westhill, we design and manufacture a range of underwater capability products such as diving equipment and rebreathers. As a Production Controller you will liaise with the sales team, run reports and accurately manage routings and building instructions for all products via the in-house system (Glovia). You will oversee master planning schedule (MPS) of these products and ensure timely processing to accommodate both material lead times and client deliveries. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong administration, communication and problem solving skills.
Your key responsibilities will also include:
- Review work instruction, structures and routings to create work orders in a timely manner to meet workshop requirements. Compile work packs for distribution to workshop.
- Maintaining data entry applications to ensure system information is up to date including updating design changes to open work orders.
- Creation of Work Packs to allow all JFD products to flow efficiently through process by creating detailed work instructions along with defined engineering documents.
- Co-Ordination of w/o processing on major/new products to ensure efficient flow through the system from point of order to delivery and report to project manager where required.
- Close completed work orders and ensure all transactions are completed and ensure no work orders are left completed but not closed at the end of each month.
- Ensure all work production work packs are electronically archived in a timely manner.
- Maintain and monitor Work in Progress (WIP) for all JFD departments.
- Point of contact for MPS/PRP planning queries.
What do you need?
- You will need to have experience in office administration along with MRP systems.
- Be a good communicator and natural problem-solver with a willingness to take ownership and accountability of issues and make decisions.
- Ability to engage and motivate others and be a strong team-player.
This role will be based at the JFD offices in Westhill, Aberdeen therefore, you will need to live within a commutable distance as the role requires you to be on-site.
- This role will require UK Security Clearance.
Working at JFD
We offer a number of benefits including Group Personal Pension Scheme, Life Assurance, free fruit in the office and an early finish on Fridays.
Due to the volume of applications that we receive for our vacancies, on occasion applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
James Fisher & Sons are committed to taking positive action on diversity and we strongly encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and as a Disability Confident employer we are committed to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
JFD is proud to be part of James Fisher and Sons plc, who has partnered with the Career Transition Partnership, the official provider of Armed Forces resettlement for over 20 years.
