Production Planning Lead - Lean Manufacturing & Scheduling

Reeracoen Recruitment; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal subsidy

Phone allowance

Transport allowance

Medical insurance (post-confirmation)

Health screening (post-confirmation)

Dental/Optical (post-confirmation)

Job summary

Jora Malaysia is seeking a skilled Production Planning Lead to oversee detailed production schedules and ensure timely order completion. You will coordinate with procurement, sales and inventory to maintain alignment with business goals, adjust plans for demand shifts, and drive continuous improvement across the planning function.

The role requires leading a planning team, monitoring performance, and ensuring availability of materials and labor to meet production targets.

Qualifications

• Must have proven experience in production planning and scheduling.
• Strong understanding of lean manufacturing principles.
• Experience leading and developing a production planning team.
• Ability to coordinate across procurement, sales and inventory to meet timelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed production schedules to meet orders.
• Coordinate production timelines with procurement, sales, and inventory.
• Adjust schedules for demand changes or production delays.
• Review production output to ensure specifications.
• Lead and train the production planning team.
• Monitor performance and provide feedback for productivity and quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement lean practices.
• Ensure materials, equipment and labor are available as scheduled.
• Track and report production status and risks.
• Identify process improvements for planning and scheduling.

Skills

Production planning

Lean manufacturing

Team leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Job description

Jora Malaysia is seeking a skilled Production Planning Lead to oversee detailed production schedules and ensure timely order completion. You will coordinate with procurement, sales and inventory to maintain alignment with business goals, adjust plans for demand shifts, and drive continuous improvement across the planning function.

The role requires leading a planning team, monitoring performance, and ensuring availability of materials and labor to meet production targets.