Production Planner

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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Job Summary KEY RESPONSIBILITIES To coordinate, produce and maintain the required production plan information required by operations. To ensure that all plans are communicated to Production for execution. To ensure all sales demand confirmations are communicated to sales and project management departments. Schedule, plan, and maintain planned and production orders to satisfy sales order requirements. Plan and control production in accordance with LEAN principles by maintaining optimum work in progress levels and minimize manufacturing lead times. Synchronize the production plan between various process steps throughout the manufacturing process. Manage and maintain Shop Floor Management system, supporting project meetings Initiate readiness meetings timeously Attend and chair meetings Analyses trends and manage system issues and initiate cross functional countermeasures Stock take of manufactured items Release of production orders on time Plan and control Excess WIP, orders for customer returns, replacement parts, and development requests. Update and maintain relevant master data records Support and implement annual departmental plan based on the KPIs for the department Ensure compliance to organisational policies and standards Updating and implementing operations planning standards, processes, and works instructions. REQUIREMENTS AND KEY SKILLS: Relevant tertiary qualification in operations, commerce, or engineering At least 2 to 5 years hands on experience in a manufacturing environment with direct reference to the required skills, and able to take production planning to the next level Good manufacturing process and systems knowledge Fair technical composites product and material knowledge Operations management, resource allocation and co-ordination Accurate, clear and effective verbal and written communication within department and inter- departmental ERP planning and control, and expert spreadsheet skills Time management of self and others, including resources Critical thinking and complex problem solving Integrity, attention to detail, analytical thinking Co-operative, dependable, achieving results in a team dynamic. Initiative, independence, self-driven, persistence to creatively achieve end goal.

Sentinel Staffing Services

No 5 Botano Building, 1285 Embankment ave, Centurion

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Sentinel Staffing Services was established in 1999 together with a group of specialized personnel consultants who had a vision of making a difference in the Human Resources Industry. Sentinel Staffing Services offers there expertise in the human resources recruitment field and takes pride in there service as well as a professional approach towards assessing our clients staffing needs. We commit to providing the best-suited candidates for any given position with a prompt response time. Sentinel Staffing Services has an extensive database of permanent and temporary candidates, and is constantly growing by the following means: Networking with other agencies Advertising in both local and national media Online databases Head hunting Our database consists of candidates in the following fields: OFFICE SUPPORT, RECEPTION, SWITCHBOARD, PA SECRETARIAL, BOOKKEEPERS, DEBTORS AND CREDITORS CLERKS, ACCOUNTANTS, FINANCIAL MANAGERS, SALES AND MARKETING, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SALES, TELESALES, HUMAN RESOURCES, SALARY AND WAGES CLERKS, LITIGATION, CONVEYANCING, PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANTS, ENGINEERING, IT, MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL STAFF, MILLWRIGHTS, BOILERMAKERS, ELECTRICIANS, MECHANICS, WAREHOUSING, LOGISTICS, DESPATCH AND STOCK CONTROLLERS Sentinel Staffing Services offers a comprehensive recruitment service including: Assisting with drawing up comprehensive job descriptions. Sourcing suitable candidates Qualifying and screening candidates per telephonic and face-to-face interviews Creating an initial short-list of potential candidates. References checking all short listed candidates Supplying a short-list of candidates for interviews to the client. Coordinating interviews with short-listed candidates Acting as independent mediator to assist during interviews of short-listed applicants Liaising with candidates regarding job offers Regretting unsuccessful candidates

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  • Job Id
    JD1301020
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  • Education
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