Production Planner

Morson are recruiting a Production Planner for a leading maritime defence company based at Portsmouth Naval Base. 

The Production Planner will convert customer requirements into production ready tasks, suitable for integration into a deliverable project schedule. This will involve using technical knowledge to determine the hours, materials and services required for each task.

Ideal candidates will have comprehensive understanding and knowledge of ship repair production processes, methods and safe practices within one or more trade disciplines, however other engineering backgrounds can be considered.

Role description

Interpret customer requirements to create suitable task list breakdown structures representing current production processes and method, to identify dependencies and carry out any required low level scheduling.

Identify the materials, sub-contracts and services required in support of the work and liaise with the supply chain function and review quotes to ensure plans contain an accurate cost and all the work scope is covered.

Calculate the hours effort for each trade required using production process standards, parametric estimating methods and own knowledge.

Carry out all pre-production checks to ensure that the tasks can be moved through the Ways of Working process

To help maintain cost estimating and standard job libraries by creating and enhancing standard task lists with parts information in accordance with part creation policy, taking previous feedback and performance history into account.

Knowledge

Comprehensive understanding and knowledge of ship repair production processes, methods and safe practices within one or more trade disciplines and the practical implications of product safety assurance.

To convert customer requirements into production ready tasks, suitable for integration into a deliverable project schedule and simple to prepare and deliver. This will involve using technical knowledge to determine the hours, materials and services required for each task and coordinating the preparation of these in time for delivery, using business systems and processes in a proactive way.

Qualifications

5 years refit/installation/repair experience in a shipyard environment ideally in addition to a recognised apprenticeship RBM00034b Position Profile Template 1 July 2018 Page 3 of 5

Good knowledge of RN/Commercial platforms and systems along with MoD systems and references for technical data such as BRs etc

Ideally hold a relevant technical qualification at ONC/HNC level or have served a ship repair apprenticeship

The role is site based with working hours to be 7.30am-4.15pm Mon-Thursday. Friday 7.30am-12.30. 
37 hours per week

12 month initial contract expected to be extended beyond that.

Recognising the RESTRICTED nature of the work, suitable candidates will be SC cleared or eligible for this level of clearance.