Master Production Scheduler

Responsibilities for this Position

Location: Sidney Little Rd, Hastings, Saint Leonards-on-sea TN38, UK

Employment Type: Permanent

• Coordinates manufacturing delivery commitments to Program Management and Contracts.
• Analyzes customer demand and validates that all manufacturing deliverables are correct with attainable delivery dates.
• Monitors Master Production Schedules for potential slippages and problems that could impact product delivery; alerts management of delinquencies and recommends corrective actions.
• Prepares and distributes weekly schedules and project status summaries to relevant work centers and production management teams.
• Develops and maintains monthly and quarterly forecasts while identifying critical manufacturing resources and potential bottlenecks through capacity planning analysis.
• Adheres to and develops evolving Master Production Scheduling policies and company standard procedures.
• Monitors and controls changes to Order Policies and Lead Time Policies; applies rough‑cut capacity planning to expose long‑term resource problems.
• Attends Control Board Reviews to ensure change requests are correctly classified and analyzes impact on MPS commitments with Production management.
• Prepares project startup schedules and monitors progress of supporting elements including test equipment, processes, and fixtures in coordination with Manufacturing Operations.
• Coordinates recovery plans and chairs formal meetings to resolve cross‑functional problems; maintains minutes and monitors action items.
• Works directly with finished goods shippers to ensure timely and accurate shipment of goods.
• Supports BOE (Basis of Estimates) requests for new business bids and attends Project and Production Reviews as required.

Qualifications

• Attention to Detail
• Organised & disciplined
• Excellent interpersonal skills for communication at all levels
• The ability to make decisions within your scope of authority and take responsibility for these
• The ability to work under pressure
• The flexibility to recognise and respond to the changing needs of the role
• Knowledge of the Oracle MRP/ERP system
• Experience working with or familiarity with AI/ML models is preferred.
• Basic technical knowledge of the GD product range (ideal but not essential)

Additional Information

This role has a salary of between 40,000 and 55,000 plus our flexible benefits package.

• A compressed nine‑day fortnight and compressed hours – which means every other Friday off.
• A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews – supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded with flexible benefits.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please email disabilityconfident@gd-ms.uk if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.

All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks.

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