Production Planner

Job Title: Production Planner

Location: Maitland Cape Town
Salary: R31000 per month

About the Position

This position is critical to ensuring seamless service delivery and production efficiency. The successful candidate will report directly to the Senior Production Planner and the Manufacturing Executive who oversee the departments performance. Due to the resignation of the previous incumbent this vacancy is urgent and requires a quick learner capable of multitasking effectively in a highpressure environment.

Preference will be given to candidates based in Cape Town or willing to relocate.

Educational Requirements

• Minimum: Grade 12 (Matric)
• Advantageous: National Diploma/Degree in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent qualification

Experience Required

• 510 years production experience in a manufacturing environment

Languages

• Proficiency in English and Afrikaans

Job Objectives

• Assist the Senior Production Planner in preparing and implementing the production plan.
• Develop and manage daily production schedules based on the overall production plan.
• Verify Material Requirements Planning (MRP) outputs and take appropriate actions regarding raw materials and component manufacturing.
• Act as the SAP custodian for the production function.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Convert material requirement plans into production orders and close orders upon completion.
• Liaise across departments including production control manufacturing engineering and sales.
• Monitor Work in Progress (WIP) to track job completion status and identify additional requirements.
• Coordinate activities related to rework reject production orders subcontracts customer returns and R&D projects.
• Manage logistics and facilitate customer deliveries.
• Oversee stock take meetings and ensure accuracy in stock take conversion factor reports.
• Track and replenish Customer Furnished Items (CFI).
• Identify and report variances in MRP after material requisitions are created.

Support Tasks/Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing the overall production plan.
• Generate stock availability reports and create purchase requisitions (PR).
• Support team members with general SAP queries and ensure process adherence.

Key Performance Areas (KPAs)

• Prevent critical production stoppages caused by planning errors.
• Maintain an On Time in Full (OTIF) customer delivery rate of above 90%.
• Ensure adherence to SAP processes by team members.
• Enhance capacity utilization.
• Ensure stock take accuracy through effective planning.
• Standardize tasks and processes to improve operational efficiency.
• Ensure strict adherence to the production plan.

Interpersonal Skills/Values

• Excellent verbal and nonverbal communication skills
• Effective decisionmaking and resultsoriented mindset
• Strong critical thinking and problemsolving ability
• Competence in handling and resolving conflicts
• Ability to thrive in a highpressure work environment

Competencies Knowledge and Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel Word PowerPoint Access and MS Project)
• Understanding of manufacturing operations and processes
• Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP) and other companyspecific systems
• Familiarity with the companys manufactured products and employed technologies
• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to drive innovation and change
• Strong customer service ethic and attention to detail
• Administrative planning and organizational skills with a focus on accuracy
• Capability to ask probing questions to uncover root causes of issues
• Mentoring coaching and team management skills