Production Planner

Wan Ly Protective Packaging; Ipoh; On-site; MYR 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Wan Ly Protective Packaging in Ipoh, Malaysia, is seeking a Production Planner to create, manage, and optimize daily, weekly, and monthly master production schedules based on customer orders and sales forecasts.

You will issue detailed shop-floor work orders with machine allocations, resin handling requirements, and target cycle times, while coordinating with Procurement, Tooling, Maintenance, QA, and Logistics to ensure on-time production and high OEE.

Qualifications

• Experience: 2–5 years of production planning or scheduling in plastics processing (injection molding, extrusion, blown molding or thermoforming).
• Technical knowledge: strong understanding of plastic manufacturing operations and resin handling/drying requirements.
• Systems: proficiency in Excel.
• Core competencies: analytical thinking, capacity forecasting, inventory management, and ability to handle schedule changes under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Create, manage, and optimize daily, weekly, and monthly master production schedules based on customer orders and forecasts.
• Issue detailed shop-floor work orders with machine allocations, resin grades, tooling requirements, and target cycle times.
• Calculate raw material requirements using MRP/ERP systems ( virgin resins, regrind, colorants, additives, packaging ).
• Coordinate with Procurement to ensure timely availability of raw resins and inserts to avoid line shutdowns.
• Schedule and track molds, dies, and auxiliary machinery with Tooling and Maintenance teams.
• Sequence job orders to minimize changeovers, color purge downtime, and drying lag times.
• Track shop-floor output against targets and analyze root causes for scrap or downtime.
• Re-sequence production schedules to handle breakdowns, mold failures, or rush orders.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance to meet yield targets and quality specs.
• Align with Logistics and Warehouse teams to maintain inventory levels and meet shipping deadlines.
• Generate core performance reports, including Schedule Attainment, Lead Time Variance, OEE, and Scrap Rate.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Capacity forecasting

Inventory management

High stress tolerance

Education

Plastic processing experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

Creating, managing, and optimizing daily, weekly, and monthly master production schedules based on customer orders and sales forecasts.

Issuing detailed shop-floor work orders with specific machine allocations, resin grades, tooling requirements, and target cycle times.

Calculating raw material requirements, including virgin resins, regrind ratios, colorants, additives, and packaging materials using MRP/ERP systems.

Coordinating with Procurement to ensure timely availability of raw resins and specialized component inserts to avoid line shutdowns.

Scheduling and tracking the availability of molds, dies, and auxiliary machinery (such as dryers, chillers, and hot runner controllers) with the Tooling and Maintenance teams.

Sequence job orders strategically to minimize machine changeovers, color-purge downtime, and resin drying lag times.

Tracking daily shop-floor output against production targets and analyzing root causes for scrap generation, extended cycle times, or unplanned press downtime.

Re-sequencing production schedules dynamically to handle machine breakdowns, mold failures, or urgent rush orders.

Collaborating with Quality Assurance to manage yield targets and ensure output meets quality specs (avoiding defects like flash, sink marks, or short shots).

Aligning with Logistics and Warehouse teams to maintain optimal inventory levels and fulfill shipping deadlines.

Generating core performance reports, including Schedule Attainment, Lead Time Variance, Machine Utilization (OEE), and Scrap Rate metrics.

• Creating, managing, and optimizing daily, weekly, and monthly master production schedules based on customer orders and sales forecasts.

• Issuing detailed shop-floor work orders with specific machine allocations, resin grades, tooling requirements, and target cycle times.

• Calculating raw material requirements, including virgin resins, regrind ratios, colorants, additives, and packaging materials using MRP/ERP systems.

• Coordinating with Procurement to ensure timely availability of raw resins and specialized component inserts to avoid line shutdowns.

• Scheduling and tracking the availability of molds, dies, and auxiliary machinery (such as dryers, chillers, and hot runner controllers) with the Tooling and Maintenance teams.

• Sequence job orders strategically to minimize machine changeovers, color-purge downtime, and resin drying lag times.

• Tracking daily shop-floor output against production targets and analyzing root causes for scrap generation, extended cycle times, or unplanned press downtime.

• Re-sequencing production schedules dynamically to handle machine breakdowns, mold failures, or urgent rush orders.

• Collaborating with Quality Assurance to manage yield targets and ensure output meets quality specs (avoiding defects like flash, sink marks, or short shots).

• Aligning with Logistics and Warehouse teams to maintain optimal inventory levels and fulfill shipping deadlines.

• Generating core performance reports, including Schedule Attainment, Lead Time Variance, Machine Utilization (OEE), and Scrap Rate metrics.

Required Qualifications & Key Skills

• Experience: 2–5 years of production planning or scheduling experience specifically within plastics processing (Injection Molding, Extrusion, Blow Molding, or Thermoforming).

• Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of plastic manufacturing operations, resin handling/drying requirements, mold setup times, and press cavitation.

• Systems: Proficiency in Excel

• Core Competencies: Analytical thinking, capacity forecasting, inventory management, and high stress tolerance for agile schedule adjustments.