PRODUCTION PLANNER & SCHEDULER

NetYourJob; Tauranga; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Supply Services Ltd. in Mount Maunganui, NZ, is seeking an organized Production Planner & Scheduler to join our planning team. You will coordinate production across national operations, balancing capacity, scheduling work and purchasing non-stock materials to ensure on-time delivery.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you’ll work with Production Managers, Foremen and internal sales teams to optimise machine utilisation and customer satisfaction in a modern CNC environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning or scheduling within a manufacturing environment.
• Sound understanding of CNC machining processes and production workflows.
• Experience using ERP or manufacturing planning systems.
• Strong organisational, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Able to prioritise competing demands and make sound decisions under pressure.
• Committed to quality, safety and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule production across multiple machine shop locations.
• Balance machine capacity and customer delivery commitments.
• Purchase non-stock materials and coordinate supplier deliveries.
• Maintain ERP planning and scheduling data.
• Monitor production progress and resolve scheduling constraints and bottlenecks.
• Communicate priorities, lead times and schedule changes with Production Managers, Foremen, internal sales teams and suppliers.
• Support continuous improvement, quality and safe manufacturing practices.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

CNC machining

ERP systems

Organisational skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Quality and safety

Continuous improvement

Tools

ERP software

Job description

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Supply Services Ltd

Mount Maunganui, Full Time, Engineering
Please Quote Reference Number 18156

• Ready to streamline production?
• Modern CNC manufacturing environment
• Stable, growing NZ-owned business

Supply Services is a NZ-owned engineering business specialising in high-performance plastics and precision-machined components for industrial and engineering applications.

We're a growing market leader with continued investment in our people, systems and CNC machine tools.

We're looking for an organised and commercially minded Production Planner & Scheduler to join our existing planning team. Reporting to the Operations Manager and working alongside another experienced Production Planner & Scheduler, you'll coordinate production across our national machining operations.

Working closely with Production Managers, Foremen and internal sales teams, you'll balance production capacity, schedule work, purchase non-stock materials and help ensure customer orders are delivered on time.

This is a key role that directly influences production efficiency, machine utilisation and customer satisfaction.

What you'll be doing

• Plan and schedule production across multiple machine shop locations
• Balance machine capacity and customer delivery commitments
• Purchase non-stock materials and coordinate supplier deliveries
• Maintain ERP planning and scheduling data
• Monitor production progress and resolve scheduling constraints and bottlenecks
• Communicate priorities, lead times and schedule changes with Production Managers, Foremen, internal sales teams and suppliers
• Support continuous improvement, quality and safe manufacturing practices

To get an idea of the type of work we do:

• https://www.supplyservices.co.nz/change-parts/
• https://www.supplyservices.co.nz/product-category/engineering-plastics/high-performance-plastics/
• https://www.supplyservices.co.nz/blogs/

What we’re looking for

• Experience in production planning or scheduling within a manufacturing environment
• Sound understanding of CNC machining processes and production workflows
• Experience using ERP or manufacturing planning systems
• Strong organisational, communication and problem-solving skills
• Able to prioritise competing demands and make sound decisions under pressure
• Committed to quality, safety and continuous improvement

Why join us?

• Join an established production team with manufacturing operations across New Zealand
• Work alongside an experienced Production Planner & Scheduler in a collaborative environment
• Modern CNC manufacturing environment with continued investment in technology
• Stable, growing NZ-owned business with opportunities to make a genuine impact

Interested?

If you're an organised planner who enjoys solving production challenges and keeping manufacturing running efficiently, we'd like to hear from you.

A pre-employment medical assessment and drug test are required for this role.