Production Planning Executive (Test & Finishing)

Carsem (M) Sdn. Bhd; Ipoh; On-site; MYR 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Education support

Dental

Parking

Car subsidy

Medical for immediate family

Job summary

Carsem (M) Sdn. Bhd. in Ipoh, Malaysia, is seeking a Production Planning Executive (Test & Finishing) to plan, coordinate and monitor production schedules, ensuring efficient use of resources while meeting customer demand, delivery commitments and quality standards.

The role requires knowledge of planning processes, strong analytical and communication skills, and experience with MRP/ERP systems. You will support continuous improvement and work with cross-functional teams to optimize capacity and

Qualifications

• Knowledge of production planning, manufacturing processes, and quality control.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems and production scheduling tools.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules.
• Review demand forecasts, customer orders, and inventory levels to support production planning.
• Monitor WIP and adjust production schedules to address changes or delays.
• Identify production bottlenecks and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate with manufacturing and operations teams to communicate plans.
• Track KPIs, including output, lead time, and inventory levels.
• Maintain accurate production data and records in the MRP system.
• Support continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives.

Skills

Production planning

MRP/ERP systems

Production scheduling tools

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Time management

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Production scheduling software

Job description

Production Planning Executive (Test & Finishing)

The Production Planning Executive (Test & Finishing) is responsible for planning, coordinating, and monitoring production schedules to ensure efficient use of resources while meeting customer demand, delivery commitments, and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules.
• Review demand forecasts, customer orders, and inventory levels to support production planning.
• Manage and monitor urgent customer requirements and provide updates during internal and external meetings.
• Respond promptly to customer and factory inquiries.
• Monitor work-in-progress (WIP) and adjust production schedules to address changes or delays.
• Optimize production capacity, manpower utilization, and equipment efficiency.
• Communicate production plans and priorities to manufacturing and operations teams.
• Track and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs), including output, lead time, and inventory levels.
• Identify production bottlenecks and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate production data and records in the MRP system.
• Support continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives.
• Monitor inventory levels and ensure inventory targets are achieved.
• Coordinate with Material Planning to ensure timely availability of materials and components.

Job Requirements

• Knowledge of production planning, manufacturing processes, and quality control.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems and production scheduling tools.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work across different teams and levels.
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Able to work effectively under tight deadlines.
• Ability to guide, support, and motivate team members.

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 & Services

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

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).

Perks and benefits

• Medical Education support Dental Parking Medical for immediate family members, car subsidy