Graduate Engineer Trainee

Ensure an uninterrupted supply of materials to support production and sales. Work to resolve materials issues while achieving and maintaining inventory business metrics.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• The Manufacturing / Materials Planner (also known on site as a Production Controller) is responsible for generating a Master Production Schedule (MPS) to meet required output with available capacity and releasing job cards in line with the plan.
• The post holder will also manage shortages to maximize enablement and clear to build in order to drive on-time starts and completes to MRP and collaborates closely with Flow Leaders/Production Line Managers to ensure buy-in and adherence to the plan.
• Generate daily and weekly production schedule.
• Manage shortages to maximize clear to build and on-time starts/finishes.
• Release job cards in line with MRP and action exception messages.
• Collaborate with ops team to provide output commits.
• Define daily/weekly production goals to track adherence to the plan.
• Collaborate with ops team to ensure resources are appropriately allocated and aligned to achieve the plan.
• The applicant must be a good team player, flexible, and be able to work to tight schedules.
• Monitor the integrity of job card data to ensure MRP signals are correct.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Biomedical Engineering.
• Recent graduate or up to 1 year of relevant internship or industrial experience.
• Basic understanding of manufacturing processes and engineering fundamentals.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Desired Characteristics:

• Internship or academic project experience in manufacturing, production engineering.
• The successful candidate will be a motivated and enthusiastic individual.
• Eagerness to learn in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications for reporting and documentation.
• Positive attitude with strong ownership and collaboration skills.

Additional Information:

• Relocation Assistance Provided: No