Materials & Scheduling Controller

Omega Plastics is recruiting a Materials and Scheduling Controller for our site on Team Valley in Gateshead. The key responsibilities are:

• Receive and acknowledge customer purchase orders and schedules.
• Create works orders and incorporate into Production plan.
• Create relevant paperwork for each works order.
• Main point of contact for keeping customers updated on order progress.
• Procure sufficient materials and associated products to allow for orders to be completed within agreed timescales.
• Work closely with Planning and Warehouse/Logistics.
• Attend daily meetings to advise the team of order status, highlighting any issues.
• Support the Engineering team in procuring trial materials.
• Work closely with the Commercial team on pricing, order fulfilment and customer interactions.
• You will report to our Head of Operations and will also work closely with the Production Team, Technical Support and other colleagues to deliver continuous improvement.

The role comes with a salary of between £30,000 and £33,500 per year (depending on qualifications, skills and experience), 25 days annual leave (plus bank/public holidays), Company Sick Pay, Company Pension Scheme, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Program, Cycle to Work scheme, free hot drinks and other benefits. It is a permanent, full-time role based at our site on Team Valley.

All candidates must be currently eligible to live and work in the UK.

A little bit about us…

The Omega Plastics Group provide high quality plastic injection mould tooling, components, assembly and technical solutions on time and with exceptional customer service.

We assist customers from product conception through the development cycle and into serial production. Our flexibility and value-add approach mean we can be a strategic partner to customers and strive to develop long-term relationships.

Omega Plastics operates across four main sectors: industrial and technical, consumer, automotive and medical. We specialise in low to high volume plastic

injection moulding using 13 injection moulding presses, ranging from 30 to 1,300 tonnes, some with robot demoulding and packing capability. In addition, we integrate plastic mouldings into more complex assemblies which we manage on behalf of our customers. We hold ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications.

Our customers include some of the biggest names in the automotive and industrial and technical products sectors.

The group has a workforce of over 90 colleagues across the business and we continue to invest in our people, infrastructure and facilities. Our people are key to the success of the business. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and invest in the training and development of our colleagues.

Find out more about us here:

Reports to:

Head of Operations

Works with:
Production, Tooling/Projects and Commercial Teams

• Safety-First Environment
  – Always work in a safe manner, maintain high standards of 6s and housekeeping, report all abnormal situations to line management using the abnormal situations procedure.
• Scheduling and Purchase Orders - Receive, process and acknowledge customer purchase orders and schedules. Liaise with planning and reviewing material requirements to ensure customer delivery dates can be achieved. Build relationships with customers and keep customers informed of the progress of orders. Update team at daily operations meetings of order progress highlighting any delays and recovery plans.
• Scheduling and Purchase Orders - Review customer schedules and buying patterns to ensure materials and bought-out items and associated packaging are effectively procured to enable manufacture and supply of product in line with agreed customer delivery…