- Location:
-
United Kingdom
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Type:
- Permanent
- Main Industry:
- Search Engineering Jobs
- Other Industries & Skills:
- Manufacturing, Purchasing & Supply Chain
- Advertiser:
- Timken
- Job ID:
- 132306738
- Posted On:
- 01 October 2025
What Timken makes possible begins with you.
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.
A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.
Why Timken:
Advancement: We are a team that will train you and offer you a unique and challenging aerospace career with internal advancement opportunities.
Innovative Impact: Challenge yourself daily to seek out innovative ways to make a meaningful impact for the company, our customers, and the community.
Reputable Employer: America’s Most Responsible Companies, Newsweek; World’s Most Ethical Companies, The Ethisphere Institute.
Comprehensive Benefits: Competitive health and wealth benefits including medical, dental, vision, retirement (401k), life, AD&D, short & long-term disability, group legal, tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave, adoption assistance, paid time off, and employee assistance.
Purpose:
This position is responsible for developing and maintaining a detailed Master Production Schedule (MPS) that balances customer demand, inventory targets, and available capacity in a low-volume, high-mix aerospace manufacturing environment. The scheduler uses SAP and other planning tools to drive weekly execution schedules, long-term capacity planning, and material alignment. Continuous improvement of the tools and methods used to plan is expected. The role requires strong cross-functional coordination with Operations, Engineering, Customer Service, and Supply Chain to ensure timely and cost-effective fulfillment of customer requirements.
Core Functions:
The Production Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining a comprehensive Master Production Schedule (MPS) that aligns customer demand with available capacity, material availability, and production constraints. Using SAP and other planning tools, the scheduler releases and manages production orders, converts planned orders into executable schedules, and addresses exception messages to ensure smooth execution. This role monitors schedule attainment, coordinates recovery plans for at-risk orders, and ensures alignment with government-rated (DPAS) and FAIR-driven requirements. The planner collaborates closely with Manufacturing and Engineering to validate capacity assumptions, adjust work center availability, and proactively resolve bottlenecks. They analyze shortages, re-plan as needed, and manage excess or obsolete materials based on assembly summaries and demand changes. The scheduler maintains accurate planning data in SAP, regularly updates master data such as lead times and lot sizes and utilizes Excel and other tools for demand and inventory analysis. As a core participant in the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) and weekly supply review processes, the planner also partners with Customer Service and Program Management to support delivery commitments and proactively communicate risks. This role is also responsible for driving continuous improvement within the scheduling process, contributing to system enhancements, planning automation efforts, and strategic planning projects focused on improving delivery performance and inventory optimization.
General Qualifications & Experience:
-Minimum Bachelor Degree; Masters of Business Administration, Supply Chain, or other technical preferred.
-APICS Certification Preferred.
-Minimum 3 years ERP/MRP experience.
-Experience in data-mining and analysis (Excel, SAP, Access/Brio Queries).
-Minimum 6 months of SAP experience in OTC, MM or PTP.
-Strong communication and team skills.
-Strong problem-solving skills and ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
-Master production scheduling experience preferred.
-Eligible candidates are; US Citizens, Green Card holders, Asylees or others eligible to receive US export license authorizations. Candidate must be authorized to work in the US.
This position may require access to United States export controlled technical data (“CTD”) and hardware under the Departments of US State (ITAR) and/or Commerce (EAR).
All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.
