Scheduler Programmer

Our client  is a well-established medium sized engineering business with a long history and exciting plans for business growth.

Operating from its UK manufacturing sites in Oldham and Sheffield, the company has premium engineering facilities totalling over 150,000 sqft. The business is ISO9001 certified and holds the ‘Investors in People’ accolade. This is a unique opportunity to join an established and highly regarded engineering business.

They are looking to strengthen our team and appoint a programmer (Schedules).The role will be based at our manufacturing site in Oldham and will be responsible for production and maintenance of all overarching schedules for activities for the major projects and prospective new work within our high-level business sectors.

Role and Responsibilities

• Work closely alongside our Project Managers & sales team to produce schedules and maintain on a weekly basis.
• Add new projects with milestones for key steps.
• Maintain a balance of projects starting and finishing each week.
• Update status of each project and show completions of key steps.
• Work with production schedulers to ensure critical milestones are met in a fast-paced environment with tight delivery dates.
• Maintaining accurate records of production work and results.
• Deliver high-quality programs within specified timelines.
• Compile reports on factors related to projects schedules to assist in the decision-making process.

Skills and Experience required

• • Experience in Microsoft Project or similar type software
  • Minimum HND
  • Strong technical skills
  • Experience of programme validation
  • Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail