Production Planning Engineer

Prysmian; Oman; On-site; OMR 11,535 - 17,302; Full time

Job summary

Prysmian in Oman seeks a Production Planner responsible for coordinating production workflows and ensuring efficient operations. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's in Engineering, preferably in Industrial, and 2-5 years of experience, especially in the cable manufacturing industry.

The role involves planning, scheduling, and monitoring production to achieve optimal performance and minimal delays while collaborating with various departments, including quality control and maintenance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in related industries.
• Experience in the cable manufacturing industry is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate production workflow for multiple finished goods.
• Plan and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance.
• Determine equipment and raw materials to meet production demand.
• Assist in preparation and revision of the Manufacturing Completion Program.
• Monitor production lines to ensure scheduling and budgeting.
• Submit status and performance reports.

Skills

Excellent communication skills in English

Relationship management skills

Ability to take timely actions and decisions

Proven experience as production planner

Excellent knowledge of production planning and quality control principles

Experience in Manufacturing Resource Planning

Working knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems

Good at math and statistics

Strong organizational and problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor's Graduate in Engineering

Job description

Key Deliverables

• Coordinate production workflow for multiple finished goods.
• Plan and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay.
• Determine equipment and raw materials required to cover production demand.
• Assist in preparation and revision of MCP (Manufacturing Completion Program) and coordinate with respective departments to intimate the finalized MCP.
• Ensure all machines are utilized to their capacity and reduce idle production time to a minimum.
• Coordinate and follow‑up for planning the semi‑finished materials, outsourced items including logistics and planned delivery.
• Assist in preparation and revision of Daily Machine Schedule and Monthly Machine Load Capacity and coordinate with the respective departments to intimate the same.
• Coordinate scheduling of shifts according to production needs.
• Coordinate controlling WIP inventory on the shop floor.
• Monitor production lines to ensure the manufacturing is on schedule and within budget.
• Monitor scrap production and control it within company set levels.
• Assist to enter the MES (Machine Efficiency System) data and analyze the same for any abnormality.
• Walk‑around shop floor to analyze the shop floor machines' order priority for production.
• Coordinate with the QC department for final inspection and client inspection schedule and related activities.
• Coordinate with maintenance for scheduling preventive and breakdown maintenance of the machinery.
• Address issues when they arise aiming for minimum disruption.
• Prepare and submit status and performance reports.
• Collaborate with quality control, maintenance, warehouse and other staff.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Graduate in Engineering (most preferred: Industrial, Process, or any other engineering).

Skills / Knowledge

• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Relationship management skills.
• Ability to take timely actions and decisions.
• Proven experience as production planner.
• Excellent knowledge of production planning and quality control principles.
• Experience in Manufacturing Resource Planning.
• Working knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems.
• Good at math and statistics.
• Strong organizational and problem‑solving skills.

Experience

2-5 years of experience in related industries. Experience in cable manufacturing industry is an added advantage.

Business Understanding

Good understanding of cable manufacturing operations is essential.