Production Planner

R.M.Williams; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Product allowance

Employee discount

Annual bonus scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Paid parental leave

Paid volunteer leave

Private health partnership

Job summary

R.M.Williams in Adelaide is seeking an experienced Production Planner to turn customer demand into practical production plans across our manufacturing operation. You will work at the intersection of people, materials, machinery and customer demand, ensuring plans are achievable and on schedule.

Reporting to the Production Planning & Materials Manager, you will balance demand with labour, materials and capacity to keep production on track.

Qualifications

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly and monthly production plans and schedules.
• Translate customer demand and capacity into achievable production plans.
• Monitor inventory and adjust plans to meet delivery requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly and monthly production plans and schedules.
• Translate customer demand, inventory requirements and manufacturing capacity into achievable production plans.
• Prioritise production orders to support customer delivery requirements and operational priorities.
• Balance workloads across production lines and shifts.
• Identify scheduling conflicts and material shortages before they impact delivery.
• Monitor raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods inventory against production requirements.

Job description

Position Summary

Great manufacturing starts with a great plan. We’re looking for an experienced Production Planner to join R.M.Williams in Adelaide and help turn customer demand into achievable production plans across our manufacturing operation. You’ll work at the intersection of people, materials, machinery and customer demand, helping our teams understand what needs to be produced, when it needs to happen and what might get in the way. If you enjoy solving production challenges, working with data and seeing the direct operational impact of your decisions, this could be a great next step. Reporting to the Production Planning & Materials Manager, you’ll take customer demand and operational requirements and turn them into practical, achievable production plans. Working across short, medium and longer‑term planning horizons, you’ll balance demand with available labour, materials, equipment and production capacity. You’ll stay close to what’s happening on the production floor, identify potential constraints early and work with teams across the business to keep production on track. This is a hands‑on planning role suited to someone who enjoys solving problems, working with data and collaborating across a manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly and monthly production plans and schedules
• Translate customer demand, inventory requirements and manufacturing capacity into achievable production plans
• Analyse capacity against current and forecast demand, identifying potential labour, material or equipment constraints
• Prioritise production orders to support customer delivery requirements and operational priorities
• Balance workloads across production lines and shifts
• Partner closely with Production, Procurement, Warehouse, Maintenance, Quality, Sales and Customer Service teams
• Identify scheduling conflicts, production constraints and material shortages before they impact delivery
• Monitor raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods inventory against production requirements
• Adjust production plans when priorities change, including equipment downtime, labour availability, material constraints or urgent customer requirements
• Develop alternative production scenarios and recommendations when plans need to change
• Track planned versus actual production performance and monitor key manufacturing measures including schedule adherence, on‑time delivery, production efficiency and capacity utilisation
• Use production data to identify opportunities to improve planning accuracy, production flow and operational efficiency
• Contribute to Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives across our operations.

Experience / Technical Requirements

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly and monthly production plans and schedules
• Translate customer demand, inventory requirements and manufacturing capacity into achievable production plans
• Analyse capacity against current and forecast demand, identifying potential labour, material or equipment constraints
• Prioritise production orders to support customer delivery requirements and operational priorities
• Balance workloads across production lines and shifts
• Partner closely with Production, Procurement, Warehouse, Maintenance, Quality, Sales and Customer Service teams
• Identify scheduling conflicts, production constraints and material shortages before they impact delivery
• Monitor raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods inventory against production requirements
• Adjust production plans when priorities change, including equipment downtime, labour availability, material constraints or urgent customer requirements
• Develop alternative production scenarios and recommendations when plans need to change
• Track planned versus actual production performance and monitor key manufacturing measures including schedule adherence, on‑time delivery, production efficiency and capacity utilisation
• Use production data to identify opportunities to improve planning accuracy, production flow and operational efficiency
• Contribute to Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives across our operations.

What we offer

• Be part of an established and iconic Australian brand with long term career development opportunities
• Generous product allowance
• 40% employee discount
• Annual bonus scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Paid parental leave
• Paid volunteer leave
• Exclusive private health partnership

About R.M.Williams

Since 1932, R.M.Williams has answered a call for hardwearing, timeless products that can hold up against the harsh conditions of the Australian outback - and look good whilst doing it. Our bestselling leather boots and belts are still crafted by hand in Adelaide, South Australia, alongside an ever‑growing range of apparel, accessories and lifestyle products. At the heart of everything we do is a simple promise of loyalty and endurance; a commitment that our products will accompany their wearer on all of life’s great journeys. Reginald Murray ‘RM’ Williams always said, ‘it’s the people who make a company’ and we stand by that statement today, with a global network of teams that feels like family. A culture of growth, development and team spirit is central to our success.

R.M.Williams appreciates the importance and value of a diverse workforce and is committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all employees and to provide employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at R.M.Williams are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, national origin or family or parental status. R.M.Williams will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.