Production Planner

Tumu Timbers; Hastings; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff benefits

Training and development

Well-being calendar

Job summary

Tumu Timbers Ltd is seeking a Production Planner to convert customer requirements into practical production schedules. You’ll coordinate across Small Centres, Optimiser and Air Seasoning, ensuring materials, stock and orders move smoothly.

A hands‑on planner who can balance demand, stock, and capacity will thrive in this role. You’ll work closely with Sales, Customer Service and production teams, maintain accurate records and help improve planning processes while upholding health and safety and

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning, scheduling, inventory control or related manufacturing.
• Strong numeracy, analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Intermediate Excel and familiarity with production/inventory systems.
• Ability to interpret orders, specifications and stock data.
• Good organisation and clear communication across office and production teams.
• Commitment to health and safety and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain production schedules, coordinating materials and monitoring progress.
• Plan air-seasoning activities, stock rotation and timber availability for further processing.
• Align export production with shipping dates and required lead times.
• Work with Sales and Customer Service to track orders and communicate achievable completion dates.
• Maintain inventory records, coordinate stocktakes and investigate discrepancies.
• Report on production progress, stock accuracy, yield and waste.
• Create clear standard operating procedures and improve planning processes and product flow.

Skills

Numeracy

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Health and Safety

Continuous Improvement

Education

Relevant qualification

Tools

Excel

Production systems

Job description

Are you goodwith detail, practical problem-solving and keeping production on track?

We’re looking for a Production Planner who can turn customerrequirements into clear, achievable production schedules and work closely withour teams to keep materials and orders moving.

Tumu Timbers supplies timber bins, pallets and packaging products tocustomers across New Zealand and overseas. We are a locally-owned businessbased in Longlands, Hastings. Ourvalues—Closer, Together, Stronger and Forever—guide how we work withourcustomers, our communities and each other.

Aboutthe role

Reporting to the Planning & Analysis Manager, you’ll coordinateplanning across our Small Centres, Optimiser and Air Seasoning yard, alongsideexport scheduling. You’ll balance customer demand, stock availability andproduction capacity, keeping teams informed when priorities change.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing andmaintaining production schedules, coordinating materials and monitoringprogress.
• Planning airseasoning activities, stock rotation and timber availability for furtherprocessing.
• Aligningexport production with shipping dates and required lead times.
• Working withSales and Customer Service to track orders and communicate achievablecompletion dates.
• Maintainingaccurate inventory records, coordinating stocktakes and investigatingdiscrepancies.
• Reporting onproduction progress, stock accuracy, yield and waste.
• Creatingclear standard operating procedures and improving planning processes andproduct flow.

Aboutyou

You’ll bring experience in production planning, scheduling, inventorycontrol or a closely related manufacturing role. You’ll be comfortable workingwith both data and people, taking a practical approach to resolving issues andmanaging changing priorities.

• Strongnumeracy, analytical skills and attention to detail.
• IntermediateExcel skills and confidence using production or inventory systems.
• The abilityto interpret orders, specifications, stock information and production data.
• Goodorganisation, clear communication and effective working relationships acrossoffice and production teams.
• A commitmentto health and safety, quality and continuous improvement.

Experience in timber processing, air seasoning or export schedulingwould be an advantage, as would knowledge of Maxim, Timbersmart or similarsystems. A relevant qualification is welcome, alongside practical experience.

WhyTumu Timbers

This is a varied role where your planning and ideas can make a visibledifference to daily operations. You’ll work across production, logistics andsales, helping teams meet customer commitments, reduce waste and improve howwork gets done.

With people being at the heart of our business,we offer great staff benefits, training and development opportunities, and an extensivewell-being calendar.

Please note you will need to be eligible to work in New Zealand to beconsidered for this role i.e., citizen or NZ resident.