Rail Production Planner: On-Time Scheduling & WIP Lead

Adecco Australia Group; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Full PPE provided

6-month contract

Job summary

Adecco Australia Group is recruiting a Serial Production Controller / Production Planner for Ballarat, VIC. You will schedule and control daily production in line with the Master Production Schedule, coordinating with suppliers, procurement, and project teams to keep output on track.

Your background includes 1–2 years in production planning or manufacturing scheduling, experience with ERP systems (preferably SAP), and a proactive, detail-oriented approach to resolve issues and maintain schedule

Qualifications

• 1–2 years in production planning or manufacturing scheduling
• Experience managing work orders and production priorities
• Experience using ERP systems, preferably SAP

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor production work orders in line with the schedule.
• Release work orders to ensure on-time production.
• Liaise across planning, supply chain, logistics, QA, and manufacturing.
• Monitor material availability to keep production supplied.
• Track progress and resolve issues delaying production.
• Provide feedback to planners on constraints and impacts.
• Support improvements to address production and material issues.
• Maintain production data: work orders, BOMs, routings.
• Coordinate subcontracted work within deadlines.
• Participate in production meetings and uphold safety and quality standards.
• Drive on-time completion and minimize WIP.

Skills

Production planning

ERP SAP

Cross-functional coordination

Schedule adherence

Problem solving

Education

Engineering/Supply Chain qualification desirable

Tools

SAP

Job description

Adecco Australia Group is recruiting a Serial Production Controller / Production Planner for Ballarat, VIC. You will schedule and control daily production in line with the Master Production Schedule, coordinating with suppliers, procurement, and project teams to keep output on track.

Your background includes 1–2 years in production planning or manufacturing scheduling, experience with ERP systems (preferably SAP), and a proactive, detail-oriented approach to resolve issues and maintain schedule