Production Planner

Job description/Mission

• Work with Assembly team, purchasing teams and other functions to make a detailed production plan.

• To keep the production plan up to date and to be the planning coordinator for their area of responsibility.

• Make capacity need calculations and ensure 100% capacity load to production.

• SO opening and closing on time, std cost verification before SO closing, extra material analysis. Resolve errors in costing and BOM items before SO closure.

• Schedule when materials shall be released from the warehouse to the production.

• Check material availability before SO releasing, co-ordinate with owners to minimize the shortage before production start. React to buyer/planner in case of suspected deviations in the flow of incoming materials.

• Handle upcoming situations of deviations in capacity or material supply and take necessary steps to re-plan the production.

• Take part in improvements to reduce lead times, increase flexibility, reduce inventories, increase productivity, and improve processes.

• Work with Marketing, Production, Sourcing and Engineering to review customer orders and have realistic delivery commitments and provide accurate promised production finish date for production units.

• Contribute to inventory target to balance the delivery and inventory; monitor and control material in stock & WIP; resolve the disposition of obsolete and slow-moving inventory.

Experience requirements.

• Should have experience to work on ERP e.g. M3 would be preferred.

• Basic knowledge of MS Office tools.

• Practical experience of working with MPS MRP system.

Educational requirements

• Full time Degree in Mechanical / Production Engineering with 3-5 year relevant experience.

Personality requirements

• Good communication and analytical skills.

• Self-starter and goal oriented

• Attention to details and strong sense of responsibility.

• Team player - open-minded and flexible

It all starts with people. The world needs metals and minerals for the energy transition and our cities and infrastructure must be developed to serve a growing population. To succeed, we need to speed up the shift towards more sustainable mining and construction industries. We at Epiroc accelerate this transformation, together with customers and business partners in more than 150 countries, by developing and providing innovative and safe equipment, digital solutions, and aftermarket support.

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