PLANNING MANAGER / PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT CONTROL MANAGER

UIS TECHNOLOGIES SDN BHD; Simpang Ampat; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary Package

Annual Bonus

Monthly performance bonus

Panel Clinic & Medical Reimbursement

Medical Insurance

Professional and Performance-Driven

Job summary

UIS Technologies Sdn Bhd in Penang is seeking a Planning Manager/Production Management Control Manager to lead and manage overall planning, scheduling and production control functions. The role requires steering production plans from forecasts to capacity, material availability and delivery performance.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least five years in planning within manufacturing, with experience in precision engineering or CNC machining.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Engineering, Manufacturing or related field.
• Min 5 years of relevant experience in production planning, production control or scheduling.
• Experience in precision engineering / CNC machining / high-mix manufacturing.
• Proven experience leading or supervising a planning team.
• Strong knowledge of production planning, capacity planning, material planning and lean manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with ERP/MRP systems; Monitor ERP is a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Able to identify planning risks in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Good communication, leadership and cross-functional coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage overall production planning, scheduling and production control.
• Develop and maintain production plans based on sales forecasts, customer demand, production capacity and resource availability.
• Monitor production schedules and address capacity constraints, material shortages, bottlenecks and delivery risks.
• Manage and monitor planning KPIs including plan adherence, capacity utilisation and delivery performance.
• Oversee capacity planning and production control to maintain plan stability and optimise resources.
• Lead the team in raw material planning to ensure material availability.
• Work closely with Production, Sales, Purchasing, Finance and other departments to align demand, capacity, materials and cost objectives.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and S&OP from a planning perspective.
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance planning accuracy, scheduling efficiency, inventory control.
• Lead, coach and develop the planning team to achieve objectives.

Skills

Production planning

Production control

Capacity planning

Material planning

Lean manufacturing

ERP/MRP systems

Monitor ERP

Leadership

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Monitor ERP

ERP systems

Job description

PLANNING MANAGER / PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT CONTROL MANAGER

To lead and manage the overall production planning, production control, capacity planning and material planning functions to ensure customer demand is fulfilled efficiently and on time.

The role is responsible for balancing customer requirements, production capacity, material availability, inventory and operational priorities while maintaining stable production plans and supporting the company’s delivery, cost and inventory objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and manage overall production planning, scheduling and production control activities.

Develop and maintain production plans based on sales forecasts, customer demand, production capacity and resource availability.

Monitor production schedules and proactively address capacity constraints, material shortages, bottlenecks and delivery risks.

Manage and monitor key planning KPIs, including plan adherence, capacity utilisation and delivery performance.

Oversee capacity planning and production control to maintain plan stability and optimise available resources.

Lead the team in raw material planning to ensure sufficient material availability to fulfil customer requirements.

Work closely with Production, Sales, Purchasing, Finance and other relevant departments to align demand, capacity, materials and cost objectives.

Support budgeting, forecasting and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) activities from a production planning and control perspective.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance planning accuracy, scheduling efficiency, inventory control and overall planning processes.

Lead, coach and develop the planning team to achieve departmental and company objectives.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Engineering, Manufacturing or a related field.

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in production planning, production control or scheduling within a manufacturing environment.

Experience in precision engineering / CNC machining / high-mix manufacturing will be an added advantage.

Proven experience in leading or supervising a planning team.

Strong knowledge of production planning, capacity planning, material planning and lean manufacturing principles.

Hands-on experience with ERP/MRP systems; experience with Monitor ERP will be an added advantage.

Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Able to identify planning risks and make timely decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Good communication, leadership and cross-functional coordination skills.

About us

UIS Technologies Sdn Bhd is a Penang-based precision manufacturing company established in 2002, serving the Semiconductor, Automotive, Solar and Medical industries. With extensive experience in high-precision CNC machining, UIS also provides engineering design, material analysis, reverse engineering, surface finishing and sub-module assembly solutions, supported by an experienced engineering team equipped with Mastercam.

• Competitive Salary Package
• Annual Bonus
• Monthly performance bonus
• Panel Clinic & Medical Reimbursement
• Medical Insurance
• Professional and Performance-Driven Working Environment

UIS Technologies Sdn Bhd is a Malaysia private limited company founded in Dec 2002, located at Penang, Malaysia. UIS established the primary business in fully dealing with various industries such as Semiconductors, Automotive, Solar, and Medical industrial.

By over 16 years of high precision parts manufacture experience, UIS has upgraded to a level which can provide you not only limited to high precision CNC machining service but also engineering design, parts specification & material analyst, reverse engineering, surface finishing treatment & sub module assembly service. UIS has built up an experience engineer team which equip with the latest design software (MASTERCAM).

UIS Technologies Sdn Bhd is a Malaysia private limited company founded in Dec 2002, located at Penang, Malaysia. UIS established the primary business in fully dealing with various industries such as Semiconductors, Automotive, Solar, and Medical industrial.

By over 16 years of high precision parts manufacture experience, UIS has upgraded to a level which can provide you not only limited to high precision CNC machining service but also engineering design, parts specification & material analyst, reverse engineering, surface finishing treatment & sub module assembly service. UIS has built up an experience engineer team which equip with the latest design software (MASTERCAM).