Planner: Production at SABN

Purpose

To schedule required production planning according to a pre-determined delivery schedule for all aspects of the production process in order to ensure on-time and in-full delivery to customers.

 Main Responsibilities (not limited to):

• Plan and monitor the production process which is informed by customer needs, in order to ensure timely and efficient delivery of products.
• Assist with the identification of resources, shifts and equipment needed to meet the SABN Business Plan objectives.
• Schedule production and materials planning in line with set daily, weekly and monthly production plan.
• Monitor material supply and availability to production areas in order to ensure that deliverables and milestones are achieved.
• Manage manufacturing projects and support other strategic initiative to ensure customer(s) remain satisfied.
• Ensure product is delivered on time and in-full in order to meet customer expectations and business requirements.
• Assess and monitor any potential risk to the production plan, in order to mitigate any delays to timely delivery.
• Work closely with the Material Demand Controller to ensure material supply and availability to the respective production areas.
• Work closely with the Plant and Equipment Maintenance team to ensure production is aligned to maintenance work required to enhance equipment and plant reliability and availability
• Ensure key performance indicators are captured and reported for the delivered production and departmental performance against the plan.
• Ensure accurate data and document control, analyse production data from information system and identify trends and areas for continuous improvement.
• Perform accurate reporting to assist the executive in decision making at SABN.
• Ensure health, safety, environmental and quality regulations and standards are adhered to in line with the legal requirements.

 Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• National Diploma in Engineering / Production Management
• 5 years’ experience in master scheduling within a production or manufacturing environment

 Knowledge and Skills:

• Production Planning Process
• Administration and Management
• Project Management
• Theory of Constraints
• ISO standards and processes
• Performance Management process and principles
• MS Office Suite packages
• Manufacturing Execution Systems