Production Planner

Tate; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction solutions provider in Melbourne is looking for an Operations Coordinator to join their team. The role involves managing production schedules, ensuring timely fulfillment of customer orders, and liaising with various departments including sales and engineering. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and good communication skills. This position offers opportunities for growth within a passionate and inclusive culture focused on sustainability.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a manufacturing site preferred.
• Ability to read CAD drawings is favorable but not required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely arrival and confirmation of all material requirements.
• Manage factory production schedule and communicate with the Projects team.
• Work with third parties to ensure delivery of externally manufactured products.
• Liaise with production and warehousing teams regarding order fulfillment.
• Assist with production tracking and cost-effective manufacturing.

Skills

Good communication skills, verbal and written

Teamwork

Good IT skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Manufacturing/Operations Management, Business, or Engineering

Diploma or relevant vocational qualification

Job description

About Us

At Tate APAC we custom design, manufacture and deliver products that aim to improve the construction, sustainability and operations of commercial buildings and data centres, with reliability and exceptional support to our customers. Here in the APAC region, we’re proud to create custom solutions that enhance the sustainability, performance, and efficiency through our infrastructure solutions. As our business continues to grow, it’s an exciting time to join the team to help shape our future direction.

We are People Passionate and focus on developing our inclusive culture to enable our people to do their best work together as well as to grow and transform themselves and the built environment sustainably, underpinned by ethics and integrity.

Purpose

Working as part of the Operations Team reporting to the Operations Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating with the sales, engineering, warehousing and production functions of the business to ensure that customer orders are both met and exceeded. The successful person will be gathering sales forecasts, understanding customer demands and seeing their orders through to production schedules.

Key Responsibilities

• In conjunction with business systems, reports and production schedules, ensure the timely arrival / placement / confirmation of all material requirements.
• Responsible for the factory production schedule and communications with Projects team regarding onsite dates and flagging any capacity issues.
• Working with 3rd parties for any products that may be manufactured externally and ensuring they achieve required delivery dates.
• Liaising with the production and warehousing team to ensure they are on track for all orders. Gather customer required onsite dates and working with the different functions to ensure this is achieved.Establishing good relationships with suppliers and being aware of their specialties and strengths.
• Assisting production team to ensure cost effective manufacturing is taking place.
• Assist with tracking production scrap vs. forecasted scrap and flagging deviations.
• Perform any reasonable tasks as instructed by the Operations Manager.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Manufacturing/Operations Management, Business, or Engineering preferred.
• Diploma or relevant vocational qualification desirable.
• Equivalent relevant work experience may be considered.

Work Experience and Skills

• Good communication skills, verbal and written.
• Ideally has experience working in a manufacturing site.
• Customer focused. Ability to read CAD drawings would be viewed favorably but not required.
• Ability to work as part of a team. Good IT skills are required.

Personal Attributes

• An organised person who can work autonomously and work as part of a team.
• Proactive approach to issues and challenges.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Additional Requirements

• Proficient in English, with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in both verbal and written formats, including technical discussions, reporting, documentation, and correspondence with colleagues and clients. Capable of understanding complex instructions, participating in meetings, and preparing detailed reports or presentations.