Production Planner

HR Management & Support Services; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

HR Management & Support Services seeks a Production Planner for a Gouda-based operation in the Western Cape. The role coordinates and optimizes production schedules, resources, and capacity to ensure timely delivery of products across Edible, Deco and Phytomedicine lines.

You will maintain safety and quality standards, update planning systems, liaise with sales and procurement, and drive at least two innovations monthly to improve efficiency.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 with Maths and Science.
• Knowledge of HACCP and BRC.
• Ability to motivate others to meet the schedule.
• Attention to detail is essential.
• Good communication and listening skills.
• Strong mathematical abilities.
• Basic computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high occupational safety standards.
• Uphold high product quality.
• Maintain food safety per BRC standards.
• Plan and prepare production schedules for Edible, Deco and Phytomedicine Departments.
• Create works orders for manufactured products.
• Draw up master schedule to meet shipping dates per forecasts or orders.
• Update schedule on the planning systems.
• Draw sales reports and distribute to relevant departments.
• Liaise with sales team on upcoming orders.
• Liaise with procurement about raw material availability.
• Material requirements planning.
• Record daily production.
• Create plans to reduce rework.
• Monitor rework against targets; report weekly progress.
• Maintain the Expedite system.
• Implement at least two new ideas in the department monthly.

Skills

Maths & Science (Grade 12)

HACCP & BRC knowledge

Motivate others

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Mathematical ability

Basic computer literacy

Education

Grade 12 with Maths & Science

Tools

Planning systems

Job description

Our client, based in Gouda, Western Cape, is a dynamic manufacturing and innovation company specialising in innovative fruit-based products for local and international markets. The Group is looking for a Production Planner to coordinate and optimise production schedules, resources and capacity, ensuring efficient production processes and the timely delivery of products in line with customer and business requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain high occupational safety standards.

• Uphold high product quality.

• Maintain high food safety standards according to the BRC global standard for food safety.

• Plans and prepares production schedules for manufacture products for the Edible, Deco and Phytomedicine Departments.

• Creates works orders for manufactured products for the Edible, Deco and Phytomedicine Departments.

• Draws up master schedule to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates according to sales forecasts or customer orders as far as six months.

• Update schedule on the planning systems

• Draw sales reports and distribute it to the relevant departments (Stock levels and OTIF against sales)

• Liaise with sales team on upcoming orders.

• Liaise with procurement about availability of raw material.

• Material requirement planning.

• Record keeping of daily production.

• Creating plans to lower rework.

• Monitors rework by monitoing targets versus actual, report on weekly progress and creating plans.

• Responsible for maintaining the Expedite system.

• Implement at least two new ideas (innovations) in your department monthly.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12 with Maths and Science and at least 3 years related experience.

• Knowledge about HACCP and BRC.

• Ability to motivate others to meet the demands established by the schedule.

• The ability to pay profound attention to detail.

• Good communicating and listening skills.

• Good mathematical skills.

• Basic understanding of computers.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

All Recruitment procedures comply with The Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013.

CLOSING DATE: 20 OCTOBER 2026