Senior Material Scheduler

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Picture a warehouse. Now make it bigger. Now double its size. When your main product is Aluminium used in windows, doors, conservatories and Balustrades you need a lot of space. To give you a realistic idea, you could fit four full-sized football pitches in our warehouse.

We produce tonnes of aluminium systems on a daily basis. Our production team are always working to make sure we have the stock we need for our customers, when they need it. But before anything can leave the factory, someone needs to plan, schedule and coordinate the flow of materials to make sure everything runs like clockwork. That’s where you come in.

As a Senior Material Scheduler at AluK, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring that the right materials are in the right place at the right time. You’ll work closely with production, warehouse, procurement, and dispatch teams to maintain seamless stock availability, optimise storage space, and keep customer orders on schedule.

You’ll receive full training on our systems and processes, including our sales order processing platform, production planning tools, and stock management systems. What we need from you is:

• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• A proactive, collaborative approach — you’ll be working across multiple teams to keep things moving smoothly.
• The confidence to take ownership and make decisions that keep production on track.

This is a role at the heart of our operation. Every delivery we make, every customer we satisfy, starts with the work you do behind the scenes.

A day in the life of a Senior Material Scheduler will involve:

• Setting the overall capacity and production plans of each work station inline with company forecasts and team capacity.
• Reviewing and making sure forecasts are set to optimum levels, against all product categories, according to both historical data and any forecast information.
• Ensuring the accuracy of all works & purchase orders, including costs and completion dates
• Overseeing the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) process for the procurement of both components and stock items.

To be a successful Senior Material Scheduler, you’ll need:

• Experience with in a manufacturing environment with made to stock and made to order production
• Ability to build, maintain and influence collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Able to prioritise and manage your own workload.

In return for your commitment and expertise, you’ll get:

• Holidays – You’ll get 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) which increases to 38 days with length of service.
• Your birthday off! – On top of your annual leave allowance, you’ll also get your birthday off – Paid! If it lands on a weekend, you can take it the day before or after!
• Pension scheme – Our pension scheme is based on employees paying in 5%, we add 3%.
• Learning & Development Opportunities – We provide comprehensive learning opportunities for staff to develop themselves.
• Wellbeing Support – Staff wellbeing is always priority. You’ll have access to mental health and wellbeing support through our “Employee Assistance Programme”
• Flu Jab – Nobody likes being ill, especially in winter months. That’s why we offer a flu jab to all our team members.
• A discretionary profit related bonus scheme – When we make profit, so do you! We have a profit related pay scheme to reward you when we all do well.

Once you’ve pass your probation you’ll also get:

• Cycle2
  
  Work -The cycle to work scheme enables you to buy a bicycle at a reduced rate.
• Access to Medicash – We have a cash health plan with medicash to help with medical expenses.
• Discounted Gym Memberships – Medicash also provides discounts to Gyms as part of their offering.

At ALUK, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Wholesale Building Materials and Fabricated Metal Products

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