Production Planner

7 months ago


Gold Coast, Australia The Recruitment Alternative Full time

**Join a company that is making a positive impact on the environment**:

- **Equal Opportunity Employer with high values**:

- **Busy & challenging position with loads of variety**:

- **Pivotal planning role in the business**

**About the Role**

Our client is a highly successful local manufacturing business who have been in operation since 1969. With a market share of 80% in South East Qld and beyond, they are continuing to go through a strategic growth phase throughout all states of Australia and into NZ.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, this newly created opportunity will support the production, logistics, and purchasing teams in effectively planning and scheduling of production. This individual will be responsible for ensuring stock levels and plans are maintained to support service and order commitments to their customers. We are looking for a proactive, enthusiastic individual, who has demonstrated experience in a similar role, within a busy manufacturing environment.

**What’s great about this role**:

- Exciting new role you can make your own
- Secure, stable Company with strategic growth plans
- Extensive career growth opportunities
- Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to diversity & inclusion in its employment practices

**Duties**:

- Manage production schedules & prioritize requirements to ensure production supply KPIS’s are met.
- Develop production plans to reduce/balance production constraints around materials, machinery, or labour.
- Identify excesses or shortfalls in raw materials and manage production plans where appropriate.
- Identify root causes and corrective actions for major deviations in the plan and any impacts to DIFOT or wastage KPIs.
- Inform management of any changes to production schedules.
- Maintain optimal stock levels by SKU for respective production lines.
- Prepare daily, weekly & monthly reporting for management.
- Review supplier agreements for spend/demand & cost saving projects.
- Assist warehouse with stock takes and inventory management and manage stock coding and pricing.

**Skills and Experience**:

- Minimum of 3 years Production Planning experience, within a manufacturing or production environment, essential
- Understanding of inventory & procurement for forecasting purposes
- Ability to provide meaningful analysis & production reports
- Team-oriented, with the ability to work autonomously
- Possess a high level of problem-solving and analytical ability
- Ability to multi-task and meet required deadlines
- Sound understanding of OH&S processes
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- High level of computer skills, with a knowledge of MYOB Exo an advantage.

**How to apply**

**Job ID: LB12137/6.0


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