Planner

Responsibilities:

• Planning and Scheduling: Develop and manage detailed production schedules (including machinery production schedule) to ensure timely delivery of products.
• Resource and Capacity Management: Ensure the availability of materials and equipment needed for production. Allocate human, equipment and material resources reasonably according to production needs to avoid resource waste and bottlenecks. Conduct an effective production plan to improve capacity utilization, making sure maximum use of all related production resources.
• Monitoring Production: Oversee the production process, identify and assess potential risks in the production process, develop response strategies, reduce production interruptions and delays. Control the takt time of the whole production process, identify bottlenecks and plan for debottleneck solutions in advance, reducing unnecessary waiting and idle time to improve production efficiency and productivity.
• Inventory Management: Monitor and control simi-finished products inventory.
• WO Management: Be responsible for all issues related to WO, working together with cross function teams for corresponding improvements (routing, quality issue, material issue, etc.) Monitor WO completion date, provide advance mitigation plan for the ones at risk of past due.
• Cost Management: Monitor production costs to keep them within budget. Reduce waste through precise production planning, such as reducing overproduction, rework, and scrap rates to lower production costs.
• Adjusting Schedules: Make real-time adjustments to the schedule based on changes in demand, MRO warranty sales orders, supply chain disruptions or production issues. Communicate changes effectively to all relevant stakeholders.

• Data Analysis and Reporting: Be responsible for production planning master data, monitor system WO status, collaborating with corresponding departments for data accuracy and timeliness. Provide regular updates on production status and issues to management. Timely information sharing through reporting platforms helps management react and make decisions quickly.
• Non-standard requirement plan: Conduct non-standard requirement plan, including rework, repair, prototyping test, samples trial, FAT, etc., combine with production scheduling plan according to the overall capacity to avoid production interruptions and delays.

Skills Required:

• Time Management: Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Organizational Skills: Keep production projects, materials, and processes organized.
• Analytical Skills: Analyze data to create accurate production schedules and improve processes. Production data collection and analysis.
• ERP/MRP Systems: Proficiency in using ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and MRP (Material Requirements Planning) systems.
• Communication Skills: Effectively communicate with team members and other departments
• Have potential and willingness to rotate to other planning responsibilities.