Ortho Europe is a leading manufacturer and distributor of prosthetic, orthotic and seating products. Our goal is to promote independence and quality of life by providing robust, innovative and effective devices to thousands of people who need mobility support. We aim to deliver a first class service for users whilst applying the most advanced and exciting technical solutions available to patients.

Job Summary:

• To organise production according to demand and quality standards. Ensuring our goods are produced on time for distribution in a profitable manner
• To produce the daily production plan and ensure all departments planned to capacity. To co-ordinate the flow of work between production departments or processes. Ensuring all products are at the correct manufacturing stage the process within the desired lead time

Key Responsibilities & Tasks:

• Coordinating production workflow for one or multiple products
• Coordinating the workflow across multiple manufacturing sites
• Manage and use of Ortho Europe’s ‘TRAM’ planning system
• Planning and prioritizing operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay
• Determining manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand
• Plan and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay
• Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand
• Assign workers and other staff to particular production operations
• Schedule shift according to production needs
• Monitor jobs to ensure they will finish on time and within budget
• Address issues when they arise aiming for minimum disruption
• Obtain output information (number of finished products, percentage of defectives etc.)
• Prepare and submit status and performance reports

Required skills/ attributes:
Essential:

• 1 years’ experience as production planner in a FMCG environment
• Excellent knowledge of production planning and quality control principles
• Experience in ERP or MRP systems
• Working knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems
• Good at math and statistics
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication abilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional organizational and time-management skills
• Strong regard for product quality and safety standards
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
• Meticulous and diligent
• Able to sit, stand and move around for long hours at a time
• A mind-set attuned to continuous improvement

Desirable:

• Experience working within the medical devices field with ISO13485 accreditation

To apply please email your CV with a covering letter to recruitment@abilitymatters.com