Assistant Production Planner – Gravure Printing & Flexible Packaging

INTAGLIO SOLUTIONS SDN BHD; Kajang; Hybrid; MYR 67,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

INTAGLIO SOLUTIONS SDN BHD in Malaysia is seeking an experienced Assistant Production Planner to support production planning, scheduling and material control in our gravure printing and flexible packaging converting operation.

The role requires hands-on planning in gravure and converting processes, coordinating with Production, Warehouse and Purchasing, and maintaining accurate schedules to ensure timely delivery and optimal utilisation of materials and machines.

Qualifications

• Direct hands-on production planning or scheduling experience in a flexible packaging converting environment.
• Practical experience with gravure printing production and related converting processes (lamination, curing, slitting/rewinding).
• Experience coordinating material planning and inventory control.
• Hands-on involvement in production scheduling rather than administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain daily and weekly production schedules for gravure printing, lamination, slitting/rewinding, and related converting processes.
• Allocate jobs to production machines according to delivery requirements, capacity, material availability and process needs.
• Review customer orders and production requirements before scheduling.
• Check production readiness including film availability, specifications, quantity, cylinder readiness and downstream needs.
• Coordinate production flow from printing through lamination, curing, slitting/rewinding and finished goods.
• Monitor actual progress against schedule and identify delays or deviations promptly.
• Revise schedules due to urgent orders, breakdowns, quality issues or material shortages.
• Coordinate material allocation and reservation for production jobs and monitor WIP.
• Keep production-planning records and reports accurate; use Excel and company systems for tracking.

Skills

Gravure printing experience

Flexible packaging converting

Production planning

Scheduling

Material control

Education

SPM or equivalent

Diploma/degree in related field (adv)

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

MS Excel

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Assistant Production Planner to support production planning, scheduling and material control within our gravure printing and flexible packaging converting operation.

This position is specifically intended for candidates with direct working experience in the gravure printing and flexible packaging converting industry.

Candidates whose planning experience is solely from unrelated manufacturing industries, general administration, purchasing or warehouse operations may not be suitable for this position.

The successful candidate should already be familiar with production planning involving gravure printing and related converting processes such as lamination, curing, slitting/rewinding and other downstream converting operations.

Key Responsibilities

Prepare and maintain daily and weekly production schedules for gravure printing, lamination, slitting/rewinding and related converting processes.

Allocate jobs to production machines according to delivery requirements, machine capacity, material availability, job readiness and process requirements.

Review customer orders and production requirements before scheduling.

Check production readiness including film availability, material specification, quantity, cylinder readiness and downstream process requirements.

Coordinate production flow from printing through lamination, curing, slitting/rewinding and finished-goods completion.

Monitor actual production progress against schedule and promptly identify delays or deviations.

Revise production schedules when affected by urgent orders, machine breakdowns, quality issues, material shortages, production overruns or other operational constraints.

Monitor raw-material and film availability against scheduled production requirements.

Coordinate material allocation and reservation for production jobs.

Identify material shortages or inventory risks before they interrupt production.

Monitor work-in-progress and material movements between production processes.

Coordinate closely with Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, QC and Sales Administration.

Follow up outstanding jobs and communicate scheduling risks affecting customer delivery.

Maintain accurate production-planning records, job-status information and planning reports.

Use Microsoft Excel and Company systems for scheduling, production tracking and material control.

Assist the Planner and Management in improving production utilisation, schedule accuracy and material planning.

Mandatory Experience

Candidates must have:

At least 2 years of direct hands-on production planning or production scheduling experience within a flexible packaging converting manufacturer.

Practical experience planning or coordinating gravure printing production.

Hands-on involvement in production scheduling rather than only administrative data entry or production reporting.

Experience coordinating related converting processes such as lamination and/or slitting/rewinding.

Practical experience in material planning, film inventory control or production-material coordination.

Experience monitoring production schedules, WIP and delivery requirements.

Preferred Industry Knowledge

• Gravure printing
• Flexible plastic films
• BOPP / BOPET / PET / PETG / CPP / PE or similar packaging films
• Printing cylinders
• Lamination
• Adhesives and curing requirements
• Slitting / rewinding
• Jumbo-roll and finished-roll production
• Film width, thickness and material specification
• WIP control
• Production capacity planning
• Material allocation and inventory control
• Experience using ERP, MRP or production-planning systems is an advantage.

Qualifications

Minimum SPM or equivalent.

Certificate, Diploma or Degree in Manufacturing, Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management or a related discipline is an advantage.

Relevant hands-on flexible-packaging production-planning experience is more important than academic qualification alone.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who:

Understands the actual production flow of a flexible-packaging converter.

Can independently organise and update production schedules.

Identifies material shortages and scheduling conflicts before they become production problems.

Understands the relationship between printing, lamination, curing, slitting and downstream completion.

Is comfortable coordinating directly with Production, Warehouse, QC, Purchasing and Sales Administration.

Can work systematically under changing production priorities.

Is accurate with quantities, material specifications, job status and delivery dates.

Takes ownership of follow-up rather than waiting for departments to provide updates.

Can explain the reasoning behind a production schedule, not merely enter data into a spreadsheet.

Selection Process

Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a practical production-planning assessment covering:

gravure printing and converting process flow;

material and inventory planning;

production-priority decisions;

scheduling problems and capacity constraints; and

basic Excel/planning work.

Only candidates with directly relevant industry experience should apply.

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