Food Production Planner — OJT & ERP Skills

Manpower Staffing Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 4,200 - 6,400; Full time

Job summary

Manpower Staffing Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd is seeking a Production Planner for the food industry in the North with on-site work and 5 days office hours. You will plan and coordinate production activities, optimise raw material usage, and collaborate with multiple teams to ensure timely fulfilment and product quality.

The role requires a degree with food-related studies or a diploma with 3–5 years in food ingredients/chemical operations, plus familiarity with ERP/CRM systems.

Qualifications

• Degree with food related study or diploma with 3–5 years in food ingredients/chemical operation.
• Experience with formulations, blending, batching, recipes, flavours, ingredients or food manufacturing environments.
• Inventory management experience.
• Familiar with SDS and compliance.
• Comfortable working with ERP/CRM or business systems.
• Able to work independently and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate production activities to ensure timely fulfilment of customer and operational requirements.
• Monitor inventory levels and optimise raw material utilisation to minimise waste and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality Control, Procurement, R&D and Customer Service teams to support smooth production operations.
• Analyse production data and identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality and inventory accuracy.
• Support batch planning, product specifications and production adjustments to ensure quality standards are met.
• Track production performance metrics and prepare reports for operational review.
• Investigate production issues and work with cross-functional teams to implement corrective actions.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance manufacturing processes and operational effectiveness.
• Maintain accurate production and inventory records within ERP systems.
• Provide operational support when required to address production-related issues.

Skills

Inventory management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Process improvement

Education

Degree with food related study

Diploma with 3–5 years in food ingredients/chemical operation

Tools

ERP/CRM systems

Job description

Manpower Staffing Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd is seeking a Production Planner for the food industry in the North with on-site work and 5 days office hours. You will plan and coordinate production activities, optimise raw material usage, and collaborate with multiple teams to ensure timely fulfilment and product quality.

The role requires a degree with food-related studies or a diploma with 3–5 years in food ingredients/chemical operations, plus familiarity with ERP/CRM systems.