Production Planner Supervisor

Duties & Responsibilities

• Create and maintain production schedules for new capital machinery and rebuild machinery using Visual Manufacturing MRP, Excel, and MS Projects
• Monitor, analyse, and report on production performance, manufacturing capacity, workforce requirements, and schedule adherence
• Coordinate with project managers, sales, procurement, engineering, and production departments to sequence manufacturing, assembly, and installations
• Quantify and report costs on all planned production jobs to the Financial Cost Accountant, considering appropriate margins
• Accurately maintain and manage the Business Central database for all released and historical production orders
• Chair production foreman tracking meetings and lead cross-departmental planning meetings
• Manage, monitor, and report on additional machine modification production orders (budget vs actuals)
• Develop KPI models and productivity/efficiency recommendations for executive management
• Oversee sub-contracting liaison, field service order releases, and monthly machinery delivery reporting
• Provide continual improvement of planning, reporting, and engineering release processes
• Supervise and develop planning team members

• Matric essential; BTech in Mechanical Engineering advantageous
• Qualification in Project Management essential
• Minimum 5 years in production planning or management within a manufacturing and fabrication environment
• Knowledge of Visual Manufacturing or similar MRP/ERP systems
• MS Projects experience required
• Business Central system experience advantageous
• Experience with ISO quality management systems
• Strong project management, organisational, and communication skills
• High level of computer literacy
• Valid driver's licence and own transport