Global Production Planner — Asia-Driven Manufacturing

The Shift People; Byron Bay; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Flite, Byron Bay, is expanding its production capabilities through outsourced manufacturing partners in Asia. The Production Planning Partner will own the execution of Flite’s production plan across contract manufacturers, translating supply requirements into schedules and ensuring on-time delivery.

You will work with partners in Thailand and China, drive timely production, and maintain visibility of status.

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning, manufacturing operations or supply chain execution.
• Exposure to outsourced or contract manufacturing.
• Ability to drive recovery plans and resolve constraints.

Responsibilities

• Translating supply requirements into clear production schedules and priorities for manufacturing partners.
• Monitoring production output and schedule adherence, ensuring agreed quantities and timelines are delivered.
• Identifying manufacturing constraints, delays and risks early and working with partners to resolve them.
• Driving recovery plans when production moves off schedule.
• Building relationships with contract manufacturers and holding partners accountable.
• Coordinating material availability, production completion and shipment readiness across the broader supply chain.
• Coordinating the manufacturing implementation of engineering changes and supporting new product introductions.
• Providing day-to-day direction to Flite’s Supply Chain Coordinator based at Cobra in Thailand.
• Creating visibility around production status, risks, constraints and priorities.
• Identifying opportunities to improve factory communication and production planning processes.

Skills

Production planning

Manufacturing operations

Supply chain execution

Production coordination

Job description

Flite, Byron Bay, is expanding its production capabilities through outsourced manufacturing partners in Asia. The Production Planning Partner will own the execution of Flite’s production plan across contract manufacturers, translating supply requirements into schedules and ensuring on-time delivery.

You will work with partners in Thailand and China, drive timely production, and maintain visibility of status.