production planner offshore Milano

Grafton Engineering is a team dedicated to enhancing the experience, skills and potential of candidates in Accounting, Sales, Marketing, HR, Legal, Purchasing and Office Management.

Saipem is a global leader in the engineering and construction of major projects for the energy and infrastructure sectors, both offshore and onshore. Saipem is “One Company” organized into business lines: Asset Based Services, Drilling, Energy Carriers, Offshore Wind, Sustainable Infrastructures, Robotics & Industrialized Solutions. Always oriented towards technological innovation, the company’s purpose is “Engineering for a sustainable future”. As such Saipem is committed to supporting its clients on the energy transition pathway towards Net Zero, with increasingly digital means, technologies and processes geared for environmental sustainability. Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, it is present in more than 50 countries around the world and employs about 30,000 people of over 130 nationalities.

As a Production Planner, you will report to the head of the Manufacturing Control Management department and be part of the ABSER Business Line within the offshore projects division, based at manufacturing yards located abroad (Brazil, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Africa, etc).

How can you support us? Here below your responsibilities:

• Support the definition of Procurement and Fabrication strategies, Project schedule and manhours estimation based on the analysis of bidding documentation and data available on material utilization, yields and workload.
• Support Project team in the release of project schedule related to Fabrication activities, defining Engineering and Procurement deliverables dates accordingly
• Contribute to the preparation of W BS and ensure issue of estimated man-hours
• Ensure cycled man-hours preparation and operative planning (work-pack issuance)
• Check actual man-hours spent vs cycled man-hours, producing ETC (Estimate To Complete) analysis
• Support decisions regarding project execution modifications (e.g., acceleration plan, recovery plan, rescheduling), providing qualitative and quantitative analysis on Production status and trend
• Assure consistent and timely upload of Project data (schedule, material take-off, welding summy list, process order, etc.) and Production feedback in yard management system
• Support continuous improvement in term of all operative matters, developing and improving specific contributions
• Coordinate pre-fabrication and fabrication activities ensuring proper workload management and saturation of manpower
• Elaborate multi-project production plans for the evaluation of available manpower and potential additional external resources
• Ensure the issue of the project execution plan
• Quantity time and cost impact of subcontractor claims

LOCATION: Willingness to relocate to locations worldwide/remote areas for extended periods.

What are we looking for?

Education: Master Degree in Management/Industrial/Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering

Experience: 4 – 7 years years of experience in production planning, preferably in the offshore sector or at metallurgical companies

Languages: English fluent B2/C1

Soft Skills: Problem solving; Ability to work in a team as well as individually with a minimum of supervision; Flexible and available to work on offshore rotation on board the vessels at national and international level

IT Skills: Advanced MS Office

What else should you know? You will have the opportunity to travel abroad based on the projects you will work for and within the technical support office as matter expert on assigned project.

What else should you know? You will have the opportunity to work in a stimulating and competitive environment that constantly evolves and challenges your skills travelling abroad based on the projects you will work for.

Permanent Contract