Ithemba Recruitment

Production Planner

Ithemba Recruitment  •  Pinetown, ZA (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

Duties and responsibilities:

  • Covert the customer demand into an achievable production plan, taking into consideration available machine capacity and raw material required from stock available.
  • Rescheduling production to suit changes in orders, urgent requirements, and material supply etc.
  • Follow the production planning requirements from customer order to customer delivery.
  • Report and escalate planning related issues concerning customer orders, delivery due dates and stock build/replenishment progress.
  • Determine manpower, equipment, and raw materials required to meet production demands.
  • Inter department co-ordination to achieve production plans, resolve quality issues relating to customer delivery, scheduling trials and new product development.
  • Maintain, develop, implement, and ensure adherence to company SOPs.
  • Host feedback meetings to the team on planned outputs.
  • Perform any reasonable duty as required within planning.
  • Filing completed Job cards for traceability.
  • Generate reports as feedback to management on planning progress vs customer requirements.
  • Ensure good housekeeping and employee safety in the allocated working area.
  • Planning resource verification.
  • Planning New product development, Trials on materials and products.
  • Understanding BOMs and product cost improvements within planning. 

Qualification and experience:

  • Matric
  • Diploma in Business or Equivalent Supply Chain degree, Inventory Management, or Supply Chain
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • 2-3 years planning experience, ideally in a manufacturing environment
  • Matric.
  • Advanced Excel abilities
  • Advanced analytical ability
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English
Ithemba Recruitment

About Ithemba Recruitment

Ithemba Recruitment is an organisation that specializes in the placement of quality candidates in various industries.

We at Ithemba recruitment are “specialist generalists” we have the understanding that the we are able to recruit for a wide range of positions in various job functions that clients may require because we prefer to be seen as specialists for our clients needs and culture rather than specialists in a specific sector.

We feel that any position can be qualified by the correct understanding of people rather than what field they work in. We feel that by communicating effectively with candidates and having respect for their needs, requirements and time – we are able to form relationships and properly understand our candidates and the culture that they would fit into so as to service our clients’ needs more effectively. You could possibly classify us as “Versatilist”.

Whether you are in need of a new member of staff or as we like to call it "a new family member"​ or if you are in search of a new opportunity our consultants are ready to take your call.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Durban, ZA
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
ithembarecruitment.co.za
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