Production Planner – Production Planning & Control
eiva hr
📍 Remote🌐 Remote💰 $9–$9/yr🕐 20d ago🔗 himalayas
Job Description
**We're Hiring: Production Planner – Production Planning & Control (PPC)**
We are looking for a strong Production Planner with experience in production planning, production control, or supply chain operations within a manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate is highly organized, analytical, and capable of coordinating production schedules, materials, resources, and customer requirements to ensure efficient operations and on-time delivery.
### Key Responsibilities:
* Develop and maintain production schedules based on customer orders, forecasts, inventory levels, and manufacturing capacity.
* Prioritize production activities according to customer requirements and business objectives.
* Plan production workloads and capacity while identifying potential bottlenecks.
* Adjust production plans based on order changes, material availability, equipment issues, and operational constraints.
* Release, schedule, and monitor work orders according to company procedures.
* Monitor daily production performance against the approved plan.
* Identify deviations and proactively communicate production and delivery risks.
* Track critical customer orders and delivery commitments.
* Verify raw material and component availability required for production.
* Coordinate with Procurement and Warehouse teams to prevent material shortages.
* Collaborate with Production, Sales, Customer Service, Engineering, Quality, and other teams to ensure smooth production execution.
* Analyze planning and production data to identify bottlenecks and improvement opportunities.
* Support initiatives that improve planning accuracy, delivery performance, capacity utilization, and operational efficiency.
### Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree or relevant education in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, Production Planning, or a related field is an advantage.
* Previous experience in Production Planning or Production Control within a manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
* Proficiency in ERP systems.
* Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to analyze and interpret data.
* Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, inventory management, and supply chain operations.
* Strong planning, organization, and prioritization skills.
* Analytical and problem-solving mindset with strong attention to detail.
* Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
* Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
* High level of ownership, accountability, and ability to proactively identify and escalate issues.
### Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience in production planning and control within a manufacturing environment.
* Strong ERP and production planning system experience.
* Experience coordinating with Procurement, Warehouse, Production, Quality, Engineering, Sales, and Customer Service teams.
* Experience identifying production bottlenecks, material shortages, and capacity constraints.
* Experience with continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
### Work Setup:
* 100% Remote
* Full-time role
* Israel Timezone
### Salary:
* USD 9 per hour
Originally posted on [Himalayas](https://himalayas.app)