Planner and Scheduling Coordinator Job in Christchurch We are working with a well-established and long-standing company in the Christchurch area, in recruiting for a Planner and Scheduling Coordinator to join their team. The Planner and Scheduling role will involve identifying production requirements for all current and imminent projects and maintaining a fabrication programme to ensure work is completed by required dates. Duties and Responsibilities of the Planner and Scheduling Coordinator * Keeping a plan of available capacity in the factory * Estimating capacity required to fabricate particular projects/elements of projects * Identifying in advance periods of under-capacity or over-capacity and bringing this to the attention of the director responsible * Assisting in identifying suitable sub contract fabricators and supporting the director responsible in negotiating agreements for sub contract fabrication, when required * Establishing, communicating and monitoring key activity dates to ensure production proceeds on time, such as drawing issue dates, material purchase and delivery deadlines, despatch and return dates * Monitoring the actual progress of work against fabrication plan and taking actions to ensure required deadlines can still be met * Escalating problems in meeting planned dates to the responsible manager * Attending project launch meetings to establish fabrication requirements for projects and attending weekly progress meetings to report on progress * Agreeing with the Drawing Office a schedule of dates for issue of drawings, materials lists and requisitions in order to meet the Fabrication Programme and monitoring/chasing timely issue of these in order to meet the required dates * Liaising with the Material Purchasing Manager to ensure materials are available on the correct dates and in the correct location to meet the requirements * Liaising with the Works Manager to agree which work packages will be issued to which workshops and monitoring the actual progress of work against the programme * Liaising with the difference departments about project requirements * Liaising with sub contractors to coordinate and supervise their work Minimum Skills and Experience Required: * Experience working within an administrative capacity * Excellent organisational and forward planning skills * Attention to detail * Good communication across all business departments * Proactive to respond to any potential issues Salary and Benefits: * A salary of£28,000 - £34,000 DOE * Working Monday to Friday 8.15 am – 5.00 pm * Onsite parking * Company pension scheme This Planner and Scheduling Coordinator would suit candidates who have excellent administration skills, be well organised and have accurate data