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At Eakin Healthcare, we put patients at the heart of everything we do. We are a family‐owned global medical device company with a proud heritage of innovation and care. We deliver innovative solutions across Ostomy, Respiratory, and Surgical therapies, along with our Respond home delivery service. Founded over 50 years ago, we now have a team of over 700 dedicated people across three UK manufacturing sites, 12 international sales and distribution centres and export to over 60 countries. We've been recognised as a Great Place to Work! And we're proud to be named among the Best Workplaces in Healthcare and Best Workplaces for Women.At Eakin Healthcare, we're united by one mission: working together to improve lives – just like we've been doing for over five decades.WHY JOIN US?We're good at what we do – come and join us and you can benefit from:Blended WorkingBonus25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 28)Option to buy holiday daysWellbeing ProgrammeHealth Cash PlanPensionLife AssuranceEnhanced Maternity/PaternityCycle to Work SchemeReferral SchemeLong Service AwardsFree ParkingABOUT THE ROLEReporting into the Senior Production & Supply Scheduler, you will be planning the production across your designated value stream and ordering and expediting a range of FG from supplier.You will work as part of the supply and execution team but have close partnership with our manufacturing production management team, supervisors and line leads within the facility.You will be accountable for generating production schedule across all production lines, including final packing and sampling, to satisfy customer demand and maximise production efficiency.This will be a site-based role in Colerine. Occasional travel between UK sites will be required.KEY ACTIVITIESProvide real‐time coordination and optimisation of materials and production schedules within the immediate horizon.Reduce costs and increase efficiency and productivity by creating effective schedules.Develop a strong understanding of the production processes and be able to generate and maintain effective daily and weekly schedules. Being the key support to manufacturing on daily operational deliverance, optimising, and balancing production lines for the best financial outcome.Solve conflicts, seek to improve processes and systems, and help fulfil company and manufacturing expectations.Inventory Management – Support decisions around stock holding policy, monitor stock levels and work with Supply Planner to ensure optimal stock holding to support customer and business needs.Design, develop and document the detailed scheduling processes.Provide visibility of production schedules and production order status to all internal stakeholders, and the corrective actions taken in recovering arrears and unscheduled stoppages.Generate reports and schedules through the applicable applications.Provide timely responses to all stakeholder queries and requests.liaise with Procurement team to alleviate any material constraints and provide visibility of future material requirements.Interface with wider Supply Planning, Production and Demand Management team to ensure on‐time delivery of our customers' orders.Recording and reporting of Supply Planning KPIs as requested by Supply Planning Manager.Supporting Supply Planning and wider business continuous improvement projects and objectives.Supporting the review and maintenance of key planning parameters for FG and sub‐assembly SKUs.Supporting R&D process with scheduling of new product introductions and trials.Order and expedite FG SKUs from external suppliers as required. Resolve invoice queries with suppliers.Management of intercompany orders within Eakin Healthcare group.KEY SKILLSEssentialStrong Excel and data analysis skills.A logical thinker with strong numerical, analytical and evaluation skills.Experience in production scheduling via a scheduling application, not Excel.A desire to work toward best in class.Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks.Ability to create and understand reports to make production decisions.Demonstrable high standard of IT skills.GSCE's (or equivalent) in Maths and English.Excellent communication skills with the ability to block out noise and focus on the right priorities.Ability to solve problems proactively and an effective decision maker.Flexible, adaptable, and eager to learn.DesirablePrevious experience with Sage X3.Formal Supply Chain credential.Experience of ordering from external suppliers.An understanding of fundamental lean Six Sigma concepts and tools.5S methodologies.KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPSInternalInteract cross‐functionally and cross‐site within the manufacturing teams, warehousing, and procurement.Collaborate with operations team to ensure the immediate and short‐term planning and execution plans are well understood and communicated.Communicate with and provide best service to sales, customer services and demand team.ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONOccasional Travel Requirements to other sites within UK.COMPETENCIESCustomer Focus – Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer‐centric solutions.Manage Complexity – Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.Decision Quality – Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.Action Oriented – Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.Optimises Work Processes – Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.Ensures Accountability – Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.Collaborates – Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.Builds Effective Teams – Building strong‐identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.The closing date for applications is: Friday 3rd April 2026If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close this role earlier than planned.#J-18808-Ljbffr