About Eakin Healthcare
At Eakin Healthcare, we put patients at the heart of everything we do. We are a family-owned global medical device company with a proud heritage of innovation and care. We deliver innovative solutions across Ostomy, Respiratory, and Surgical therapies, along with our Respond home delivery service. Founded over 50 years ago, we now have a team of over 700 dedicated people across three UK manufacturing sites, 12 international sales and distribution centres and export to over 60 countries.

Why Join Us?

• Blended Working
• Bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 28)
• Option to buy holiday days
• Wellbeing Programme
• Health Cash Plan
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Referral Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Free Parking

About the Role
Reporting into the Senior Production & Supply Scheduler you will be planning the production across your designated value stream and ordering and expediting a range of FG from supplier. You will work as part of the supply and execution team but have close partnerships with our manufacturing production management teams, supervisors and line leads within the facility. You will be accountable for generating production schedules across all production lines, including final packing and sampling, to satisfy customer demand and maximise production efficiency.

Location: Coleraine (Site-based)
Travel: Occasional travel between UK Sites will be required.

Key Activities

• Provide real time co-ordination and optimisation of materials and production schedules within the immediate horizon.
• Reduce costs and increase efficiency and productivity by creating effective schedules.
• Develop a strong understanding of the production processes and be able to generate and maintain effective daily and weekly schedules.
• Inventory Management – Support decisions around stock holding policy, monitor stock levels and work with Supply Planner to ensure optimal stock holding.
• Design, develop and document the detailed scheduling processes.
• Provide visibility of production schedules and production order status to all internal stakeholders.
• Liaise with Procurement team to alleviate any material constraints and provide visibility of future material requirements.
• Interface with wider Supply Planning team, Production and Demand Management to ensure on time delivery.
• Recording and reporting of Supply Planning KPIs.
• Supporting R&D process with scheduling of new product introductions and trials.
• Order and expedite FG SKUs from external Suppliers as required.

Key Skills
Essential

• Strong Excel and data analysis skills within Excel.
• Experience in production scheduling via a scheduling application, not excel.
• A logical thinker with strong numerical, analytical and evaluation skills.
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Excellent communication skills.

Desirable

• Previous experience with Sage X3.
• Formal Supply Chain credential.
• Experience of ordering from external suppliers.
• An understanding of fundamental lean Six Sigma concepts and tools.

Eakin Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer.