Production Planner (Semiconductor Manufacturing)

Carsem (M) Sdn. Bhd; Ipoh; On-site; MYR 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Carsem (M) Sdn. Bhd, located in Ipoh, Malaysia, is seeking a Production Planner for semiconductor manufacturing. The role focuses on creating and optimizing production schedules to meet customer demand while ensuring efficient resource use and quality standards.

Responsibilities include developing daily to monthly schedules, reviewing forecasts and inventories, and coordinating with Material Planning and operations to minimize lead times and optimize capacity.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of production planning, manufacturing processes, and quality control.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Experience with MRP and production scheduling systems.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work across all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules.
• Review demand forecasts, sales orders, and inventory levels to support production planning.
• Monitor production WIP and adjust schedules when required.
• Coordinate with Material Planning to ensure timely availability of materials and parts.
• Communicate production plans with manufacturing and operations teams.
• Track and report KPIs such as output, lead time, and inventory levels.
• Identify and resolve production constraints and bottlenecks.

Skills

Production planning

Forecasting

Scheduling

Data analysis

Tools

MRP system

Job description

Production Planner (Semiconductor Manufacturing)

The Production Planner is responsible for creating, managing, and optimizing production schedules to ensure efficient resource utilization while meeting customer demand, delivery timelines, and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules.

Review demand forecasts, sales orders, and inventory levels to support production planning.

Manage the daily tracker for urgent customer requirements and support internal/external review meetings.

Respond promptly to customer and factory enquiries.

Monitor production work-in-progress (WIP) and adjust schedules when required.

Optimize capacity, manpower, and equipment utilization.

Communicate production plans effectively with manufacturing and operations teams.

Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs), including output, lead time, and inventory levels.

Identify and resolve production constraints and bottlenecks.

Maintain accurate production records and reports in the MRP system.

Support continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives.

Monitor and control inventory to achieve inventory turn targets.

Coordinate with Material Planning to ensure timely availability of materials and parts.

Knowledge of production planning, manufacturing processes, and quality control.

Strong analytical and numerical skills.

Experience with MRP and production scheduling systems.

Good verbal and written communication skills.

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work across all levels of the organization.

Good organizational and time management skills.

Able to work under tight deadlines and manage priorities effectively.

Coaching and mentoring skills are an added advantage.

Consumer Electronics Manufacturing More than 10,000 employees

Product & Services

Carsem is a leading provider of turnkey packaging and test services to the semiconductor industry, and offers one of the widest range package & test portfolios in the world.

Founded in 1972, Carsem is among the most experienced companies in our industry and is recognized as one of the largest in unit volume production. We have over 6,000 employees and ship in excess of 100 million units each week and more than 65% of this volume is shipped as fully tested product. Carsem is a member of one of South East Asia's most successful corporations, the Hong Leong Group, who views semiconductors as a core business.

We have three high technology factories. Two are located in Ipoh, Malaysia, and a new third factory is located in Suzhou, China. The two factories in Malaysia, Carsem - M Site and Carsem - S Site, are 10 miles (16Km) apart. Ipoh is a 90 minute drive from Penang and 2.5 hours from Kuala Lumpur.

The factories are supported by extensive R&D and failure analysis staff and incorporate highly sophisticated, "state of the art" automated equipment, ensuring quality products which meet the exacting standards of all the automotive, telecom, computer and consumer goods industries. Both factories maintain world-class quality standards having achieved ISO/TS 16949, ISO-9001, ISO-14001 certifications and comply to the Sony Green Partner Program. They are supported with a global network of sales and technical support offices. The China factory, Carsem-Suzhou Ltd., is located in the province of Jiangsu, 50 miles (80Km) west of Shanghai. The new factory is 172K sq. ft. (16K sq. m.) and is on 645K sq. ft. (60K sq. m.) of land in the Suzhou Industrial Park. The construction was completed in January 2004, the staff has been through extensive training in Carsem's existing Malaysian factories and the assembly and test equipment to support the manufacture of the MLP (Micro Leadframe Package) Quad and Dual was installed during the second quarter of 2004. Customer qualifications were completed during the second quarter and the factory started shipping production volumes during the third quarter of 2004.

Product Groups Assembled at M Site

Product Groups Assembled at M Site: MLP MICRO I.C. PDIP (300/600 Mil), PLCC, SOIC (150Mil), MSOP (3.0mm), QSOP (150Mil) MICRO SOT 23, SOT66x, TSOT, SOT, TO92; SC 70 POWER TO220, DDPAK, SOT223 S Site

Product Groups Assembled at S Site

S Site commenced operations in April,1992. The factory has a total floor space of 384,000 sq. ft. (35,700 M2), a work force of 4,300 employees and the ability to expand by 270,000 sq. ft. (25,000 M2) in the future. Product Groups Assembled at S Site: MLP QUAD, DUAL ARRAY SSBGA, SSLGA, FTBGA, CBGA I.C. PDIP (300 Mil), PLCC, SOIC (150/300 Mil), QSOP (300 Mil), SSOP (5.3mm), TSSOP (4.4/ 6.1mm) QFP MQFP, LQFP, TQFP SiP System in Package

Other Information

VISION

"To be a World Class Company Offering Assembly, Test/Finishing Solutions to Semiconductor Companies Throughout the World"

MISSION

"Carsem will Continue to show Profitable Growth with Emphasis on Employee Development and Operational and Service Indices to Ensure that we are the Employer Of Choice and Supplier Of Choice"

QUALITY

Carsem's policy is to provide products and services of the highest quality through "ZERO DEFECTS TODAY!", preventive Quality culture. Employees will act with honesty, sincerity and operate as a team to continuously strive for improvements in quality, productivity, delivery, services and cost in order to be competitive and profitable. ZERO DEFECTS QUALITY is the responsibility of every employee.

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

The Hong Leong Group use personal data in accordance with the Hong Leong Group Privacy Notice for new applicants which can be found (http://www.hongleong.com.my).

Carsem is a leading provider of turnkey packaging and test services to the semiconductor industry, and offers one of the widest range package & test portfolios in the world.

Founded in 1972, Carsem is among the most experienced companies in our industry and is recognized as one of the largest in unit volume production. We have over 6,000 employees and ship in excess of 100 million units each week and more than 65% of this volume is shipped as fully tested product. Carsem is a member of one of South East Asia's most successful corporations, the Hong Leong Group, who views semiconductors as a core business.

We have three high technology factories. Two are located in Ipoh, Malaysia, and a new third factory is located in Suzhou, China. The two factories in Malaysia, Carsem - M Site and Carsem - S Site, are 10 miles (16Km) apart. Ipoh is a 90 minute drive from Penang and 2.5 hours from Kuala Lumpur.

The factories are supported by extensive R&D and failure analysis staff and incorporate highly sophisticated, "state of the art" automated equipment, ensuring quality products