Production Planning Supervisor

Kubota in Europe; Alblasserdam; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Kubota in Europe is seeking a proactive Production Planner Coordinator to join the Production / Operations team. You will plan and coordinate production schedules to meet customer demands while supervising a team, ensuring resource efficiency, quality, and safety compliance.

In this role, you will monitor throughput, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with procurement, logistics, and HR to align workloads with business goals.

Qualifications

• Proactive and detail-oriented Production Planner Coordinator with supervisory responsibilities.
• Plan and coordinate production schedules to meet customer demands and company goals while supervising a team.
• Enforce quality and safety standards and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop, monitor, and adjust daily and weekly production schedules based on demand forecasts, inventory levels, and capacity.
• Coordinate with procurement, inventory control, and logistics to ensure material availability and timely delivery.
• Analyze production data to identify bottlenecks or delays and implement workflow improvements.
• Maintain accurate production records, KPIs, and reports for management review.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align schedules with customer orders.

Skills

Production planning

Supervisory experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis & KPIs

Job description

Lay the groundwork for tomorrow with Kubota!

Since 1890, Kubota has evolved in a unique way worldwide. With a strong will to solve problems in food, water and the environment, we have leveraged our strength as a manufacturer and a solutions provider. Spanning across 120+ countries and employing more than 50,000 people in Asia, Europe and North America, Kubota generates revenue in excess of $20 billion. From agricultural and industrial machinery, and overall water solutions, to any other living environment solution, our question, and our challenge was always the same: what can we do to meet the demands and enhance our lives for tomorrow?

Explore this exciting career opportunity and join us on the journey as we seek to be an Essentials Innovator for Supporting Life.

My job, Our future

Objective

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Production Planner Coordinator with supervisory responsibilities to join our team. In this dual role position, you will be responsible for planning and coordinating production schedules to meet customer demands and company goals while also supervising a team of production staff. You will ensure optimal use of resources, enforce quality and safety standards, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Place in the organization

Department: Production / Operations

Reports To: Plant Manager

Key Responsibilities

Production Planning & Coordination:

• Develop, monitor, and adjustdaily and weekly production schedules based on demand forecasts, inventory levels, and production capacity.
• Coordinate with procurement, inventory control, and logistics teams to ensure material availability and timely delivery of products.
• Analyze production data to identify bottlenecks or delays and implement solutions to improve workflow.
• Maintain accurate production records, KPIs, and reports for internal use and management review.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align production schedules with customer orders and business objectives.

Supervisory Duties:

• Supervise and coordinate the activities of production staff to ensure adherence to production schedules and quality standards.
• Provide leadership, training, and support to production team members to foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Monitor employee performance, conduct evaluations, and assist in resolving personnel issues in coordination with HR.
• Enforce health, safety, and environmental regulations and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, and training of new production employees.