Manufacturing Material Controller

Terumo Aortic are currently recruiting for a Manufacturing Material Controller to join our team. The role will work closely with production areas, Manufacturing and Shift Leads, and internal functional teams to maintain a balanced workflow, maximise output efficiency and ensure internal and external customers receive the service required to deliver the plan.

The main responsibilities are;

• Ensure objectives on Health and Safety are delivered.
• Conduct required stock checks, ensuring accurate completion and update of relevant systems to reflect actual quantities. 
• Investigate stock deviations and highlight to warehouse and planning teams as appropriate.
• Prepare and action stock requests for production areas.
• Support the Manufacturing & Shift Leads in the execution of the business plan (S&OP plan).
• Work in partnership with production areas, Manufacturing and Shift Leads to maintain a balanced process flow, maximise output efficiencies and support OTTP.
• Ensure key internal and external customers receive the level of service required to hit the plan.
• Develop close, collaborative relationships with internal functional teams to ensure standardised support processes are in place and meet their needs.
• Respond to changes in demands in a timely manner.  
• Allocation of W/O to Process areas by due date sequence to maintain resource utilisation & balanced process.
• Maintain adherence to plan highlighting deviations from schedule for resolution.
• Communicate WO priorities & schedule sequencing to relevant Manufacturing & Shift Leads.
• Support manufacture of all products in-line with quality requirements.
• Manage and report the key operational metrics to maintain WIP accuracy.
• Attend production planning meetings, providing updates as required.
• Support improvement activities, including but not limited to, 5S; Kaizen Events; Continuous Improvement activities.
• Perform other tasks as needed in support of key objectives.
• Assume other responsibilities from time-to-time to support plant objectives and personal career development.

Qualifications & Experience;

• Experience of working in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with a manufacturing shop floor data collection software, such as SAP & MFG Pro.
• Experiencing of managing production workflow.
• Understanding of Lean Tools and their applications in Manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of MS Office, including MS Word and Excel.