Production Planner

Henred Fruehauf; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Johannesburg is seeking a detail-oriented production coordinator. This role involves scheduling and managing production processes, facilitating order logistics, and supporting the production team with system queries. Candidates must possess strong computer skills, particularly in Excel and Syspro, along with excellent organizational and communication abilities. Flexibility in managing evolving priorities and overtime is also required.

Qualifications

• Highly proficient in computer skills, including Excel.
• Excellent organization and planning skills required.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Understand Bill of materials.
• Schedule and manage production to meet deadlines.
• Meet daily with production team to update schedule.
• Facilitate routing and logging of orders.
• Support production teams with system queries.
• Prepare and submit time and attendance registers.
• Assist with HR inquiries and documentation.

Skills

Highly proficient computer skills

Microsoft Excel

Syspro

Excellent organization and planning skills

Excellent interpersonal communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

• Must be able to understand Bill of materials
• Schedule and Manage production on process to meet deadlines
• Meet Daily with Production on team to gather information on to update schedule
• Facilitates routing and logging of all incoming and outgoing Orders
• Support Production on teams with all System Queries
• Prepares and submits Production on staff Time and attendance register. Assist with any additional HR enquires and documentation.

Requirements

• Highly proficient computer skills including
• Microsoft Excel, Syspro
• Excellent organization on and planning skills
• Excellent interpersonal communication on skills.
• Demonstrated evidence of successful teamwork.
• Required to communicate daily with both internal and external clients
• Able to accept direction on. Needs to be comfortable and flexible with evolving priorities and roles
• Needs to be able to work overtime on short notice
• Needs to be willing to be actively interactive on the production on line to liaise with the production team.