Junior Production Planner

SUMMARY:
Top metal goods manufacturing firm seeks Junior Production Planner. To create production plans and analyse production data.

POSITION INFO:

*** Junior Production Planner ***

Top metal goods manufacturing firm seeks Junior Production Planner. To create production plans and analyse production data.

Non-Negotiables (We will check):

*  BEE: Open to all races

*  Production Planning 

*  Capacity, Resource & Raw Materials Planning

*  Excel Hotshot - Mathematical Aptitude

*  Versatile - Likes to learn and do different things all the time

*  Results Orientated

*  Mathematically Inclined

*  2 years Production Planning - Continuous Line

*  2 years Capacity, Resource & Raw Materials Planning

*  2 years MS Excel

*  2 years Internal Task Coordination

What the person must be able to do:

This role is in the metal goods manufacturing sector. All duties would take place in this context.

*  Create Daily Production Plans (Excel)

*  Create Job and Shipment Schedules

*  Production Status Tracking

*  Basic Costing Analysis

*  Identify Issues with Lost Production Time and Opportunities for Improvement

Key Job Deliverables:

*  Create Capacity & Resource Plans

*  Manage Production & Planning Worksheets (Excel)

*  Analyse and Report on Production Data & Production Costs

Background work experience:

*  2 years Production Planning - Continuous Line

*  2 years Capacity, Resource & Raw Materials Planning

*  2 years MS Excel

*  2 years Internal Task Coordination

*  Production Management OR Operations Management Diploma

*  Production Planning

*  Production planning in an FMCG or similar environment (Continuous Line)

*  Planning the activities around production like resources, capacity, raw materials

*  Creating sophisticated calculations on Excel to work out optimal production schedules

*  Coordinating with departments like sales, engineering and procurement

*  Advantageous: Basic Cost Accounting Knowledge

Personality Summary:

* High Administrative - Good with procedures, processes and best practices.

* High Analytical - Strong with analysis, metrics, data and fact based decision making.

* Moderate Driver - Ambitious, Results Orientated Go-getter. Self-Starter. Makes things happen.

Benefits of this Role:

* Independent work culture

* Strong development

* You can make your mark here

Reports to: Production Manager

Location: Boksburg, Gauteng

Salary: Market Related. In the Range of R180K to R240K per annum. Highly exceptional more senior candidates may be considered.

Type: Permanent

Start: ASAP

Reference: j725

Jobs like this don''t come around that often, so make sure you apply now.

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1. Is the role current?

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6. Do you offer internships?

No.

7. I want to try and circumvent your process?

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