Job Title: Operations Planner  

Working Hours/Shift Pattern: Monday – Friday (40 hours) with some requirement for weekend cover 

Role Purpose (Job Profile):     

Responsible and accountable for part delivery from design release to OTIF component delivery, the role of the Operations Planner manages a portfolio of works orders, ensuring BOM dependencies and tooling requirements are fulfilled.  

Main Duties: 

• Scheduling, generating and managing accurate works orders (from pre-templated routing created by the methods engineers) through the factory in line with daily capacity to aid make versus buy decisions and maintain accurate delivery dates. 

• Knowledge and insight on anticipated component and assembly lead times, working closely with key stakeholders to provide information back to planning teams. 

• Accountable for parts being moved efficiently through the production and any NCR’s are resolved in a timely manner.  

• Liaise and coordinate regularly with other departments and team members to ensure priorities are transparent and provide feedback on upcoming demands, ‘what-if’ scenario modelling to manage capacity issues.  

• Responsible for ensuring all sub-components require to execute top level BOM works orders are available for the manufacturing lines to execute work.  

• Own promise dates and delivery dates commitment to the Programme and clearly communicate with various levels of internal customers and stakeholders when corrections or push backs are raised.  

• Work closely with the Production Schedulers to ensure that work lists are generated for the departments are based on accurate priorities and delivery dates.  

• Work with the Procurement team to expedite delivery of required works orders (in line with the schedule).  

• Work with Programme Managers and high-level quantities document to ensure work orders are raised to meet the required part quantities for the relevant target events.  

• Aid with the raising of repair works orders during the triage of Class 5 parts.  

Key Accountabilities:  

Fulfil all organisational expectations, including but not limited to the following:  

• Understand and work in line with Williams Values & Behaviours, encouraging others to do the same. 

• Ensure understanding of and compliance with health and safety obligations. 

• Maintain personal high standards of behaviour and conduct, being a positive ambassador for the department. 

• Ensure you adhere to brand rules and maintain high standards of department presentation. 

• Work to quality standards and identify and contribute ways to continuously improve department and personal performance. 

• Ensure understanding of cost cap rules and requirements. 

Core Competencies: 

• Attention to detail 

• Ability to manage multiple complex assembly portfolios 

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to coordinate with multiple different stakeholders 

• Willing and flexible with a can-do attitude 

Qualifications and Experience Level: 

• Proven experience in production control and scheduling. 

• Background in engineering is desired 

• Understanding of modern Composite and metallic production techniques is desired 

• Ideally experienced in Motorsport either professionally or as a hobby 

• Degree level qualification in Production management is preferrable 

• Knowledge of CI principles