Production Planner

SIW Manufacturing Sdn Bhd; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 56,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

SIW Manufacturing Sdn Bhd in Penang seeks a Production Planner reporting to the Senior Production Manager. The role coordinates and plans production activities across Customer Service, Production and Logistics to improve runtime.

You will plan production tasks and schedules according to customer orders, review plans with management, monitor execution, and resolve issues promptly. Strong Excel skills and meticulous organization are essential in a fast-changing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree or Diploma in Business Management or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and plan production activities with Customer Service, Production and Logistics to improve runtime.
• Plan production tasks and schedules according to customer orders or requests.
• Develop and review production plan with Manager for approval.
• Monitor the execution of the production plan and resolve potential issues.
• Escalate complex issues to Manager for resolution.
• Investigate production problems, analyze root causes and provide solutions.
• Communicate production status to Managers, Customer Service and Logistics on regular basis.
• Report to Management on production progress, work in progress, raw material and bill of materials.
• Analyze back orders, current orders and upcoming orders to prioritize, plan and schedule the production operations.
• Coordinate with Managers in planning and implementing engineering changes in production lines.

Skills

Organized

Meticulous

Ability to plan under constraints

Education

Bachelor Degree or Diploma in Business Management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Production Planner reporting to the Senior Production Manager, responsible for coordinating and planning production activities across Customer Service, Production and Logistics to improve runtime.

Key responsibilities

• Work with Customer Service, Production and Logistics in coordinating and planning production activities to improve runtime


• Plan production tasks and schedules according to customer orders or requests


• Develop and review production plan with Manager for approval


• Monitor the execution of production plan and resolve any potential issues


• Escalate complex issues to Manager for resolution


• Investigate production problem, analyze root causes and provide solutions


• Communicate production status to Managers, Customer Service and Logistics on regular basis


• Report to Management on production progress, work in progress, raw material and bill of materials


• Analyze back orders, current orders and upcoming orders to prioritize, plan and schedule the production operations


• Coordinate with Managers in planning and implementing engineering changes in production lines

About you

• Bachelor Degree or Diploma in Business Management or equivalent


• Minimum 4 years of proven working experience as Production Planner


• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Excel


• Organized and meticulous in dealing with fast changing work environment


• Able to plan production schedule under constraints situation and rapid change requests from customers


• Adhere to company standards and production policies to meet company objectives