Production Planner - Edenvale at Barron

Job Purpose:

• The purpose of the Production Planner is to integrate the production schedules across the factory into one master production plan and allocate jobs to machines according to machine standards.

Job Objectives and functions:
Production Planning 

• Responsible for the effective planning of production according to the availability and standards of machines
• Issue daily production plan
• Receive and integrate production plans per area into one master plan
• Responsible for developing and issuing daily plan to production areas through integrating production data and identifying shift requirements
• Communicate any deviations from the plan with the relevant stakeholders by updating production report daily
• Prepare plan for the next shift as well as the shift the next day

People Management 

• Responsible for effectively tracking and measuring planning assistants daily outputs and goals

Qualifications:

• NQF 3 – Production Planning
• LEAN Six Sigma – Green Belt

Experience:

• 3-5 years Production Planner
• 3-5 Gifting, Apparel, Signage or Branding industry

Skills:

• Excel
• Problem solving skills
• Communication skills
• People management skills
• Judgment and decision making Skills
• Organising, planning, and prioritising skills
• Interpersonal skills and EQ
• Verbal and numerical comprehension skills

Job-Related Knowledge:

• Production process
• Production Utilization
• Overall equipment efficiency
• Production scheduling
• Branding Process

Reports to:

• Planning Manager