Production Planner (SAP)

SET Recruitment Consultants

Cape Town, South Africa, Western Cape, ZA

6d ago

Excellent career opportunity with large established manufacturer for experienced production Planner. Reporting to the Planning Manager you will be responsible for :

To coordinate, produce and maintain the required production plan information required by operations.

To ensure that all plans are communicated to Production for execution.

To ensure all sales demand confirmations are communicated to sales and project management departments.

Schedule, plan, and maintain planned and production orders to satisfy sales order requirements.

Plan and control production in accordance with LEAN principles by maintaining optimum work in progress levels and minimize manufacturing lead times.

Synchronize the production plan between various process steps throughout the manufacturing process.

Manage and maintain Shop Floor Management system, supporting project meetings

Initiate readiness meetings timeously

Attend and chair meetings

Analyses trends and manage system issues and initiate cross functional countermeasures

Stock take of manufactured items

Release of production orders on time

Plan and control Excess WIP, orders for customer returns, replacement parts, and development requests.

Update and maintain relevant master data records

Support and implement annual departmental plan based on the KPI’s for the department

Ensure compliance to organisational policies and standards

Updating and implementing operations planning standards, processes, and works instructions.

Qualifications and experience

Relevant tertiary qualification in operations, commerce, or engineering

8 years hands on experience in a manufacturing environment

Good manufacturing process and systems knowledge

ERP and SAP planning and control experience is essential

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