Production Planner

Location:

(HRE/RSU) Glasgow Network Rail Office Job : R0129750

Date Posted:

Company Name:

Hitachi Rail UK Limited Profession (Job Category):

Other

Job Schedule:

Full time Remote:

No

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Job Description:

Production Planner Glasgow Salary  54,483.36 + 8172.50 Shift allowance Permanent Contract3 shift basis (days, afters & nights)
Your new role Working on a shift basis as part of the Central Planning Cell (CPC) based at the West of Scotland Signalling Centre, you will be responsible for developing and delivering the operational maintenance plan with the necessary information to allow the efficient scheduling and execution of rolling stock maintenance. This is through the identification, prioritisation and allocation of maintenance tasks, material, special tools and test equipment, engineering support and the alignment of resources in accordance with contractual and performance requirements.

What you’ll be doing

Review customer dispatch requirements to ensure they comply with the relevant obligations in the TSA contract. Assess the operational situation and dispatch requirements in order to inform the maintenance plan Focus on future maintenance work: daily; weekly; monthly; quarterly and annually in order to develop and continually refine the maintenance plan for the AT200 fleet.

Identify and prioritise tasks in accordance with contractual, performance, technical and safety requirements.

Create and identify maintenance windows and determine the number of work hours available in order to produce work orders.

Feedback any issues to the customer in required timescales

Liaise with Engineering and Supply Chain departments to identify, allocate and leverage resources to enable the maintenance plan.

Actively monitor the backlog of defects in order to reduce the amount of reactive maintenance and improve reliability.

Identify, monitor and resolve any material issues that affect the overall maintenance plan.

Expedite material demands and act as the immediate focal point for Train Maintenance Centre and Outstation material issues.

Plan the implementation of fleet modifications.

Understand Network Rail Infrastructure issues that would impact on the diagrams and TMC capability and agree plans to minimise impact to HRLEnsure TMC infrastructure issues or changes will have minimal impact on HRL’s ability to deliver the contractual obligations under the respective TSAWork closely with the Performance Analysts to ensure capturing of required performance data against diagram requirements for effective reporting

Maintain close working relationships with relevant customer train planning departments

Actively monitor repeat defects in order to reduce the amount of reactive maintenance and improve reliability.

Comply with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in order to drive  reactive to incidents, disruptions and emergencies on the operational railway and amend the maintenance plan accordingly. Utilise the SAP Maintenance Management System (MMS) and other IT applications in order to inform and develop the maintenance schedule. .Liaise with Engineering staff and promulgate Engineering Change where required.

Initiate and plan fleet checks.

Lead daily conference calls.

Prepare reports and give verbal briefs as required.

Promote, support and comply with all health and safety practices in the workplace.

Undertake Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in…