Production Planner

About the Company

Hapa is a leading organization headquartered in Volketswil, Switzerland.

As a key player in the late-stage customization and on-demand printing solutions, we specialize in the pharmaceutical packaging industry.

Our business portfolio encompasses a wide range of innovative printing solutions, making blister packaging more flexible, less complex, and more cost- and waste-efficient.

We strive to continuously expand our offerings and enhance our capabilities to meet the evolving needs of our customers.

For more detailed information about Hapa and its comprehensive business landscape, please visit www.hapa.ch.

Hapa is part of Coesia, a group of innovation-based industrial and packaging solutions companies operating globally, headquartered in Bologna, Italy. Coesia operates in 34 countries with 21 different companies and employs over 8,000 people as of 2026.

About the Role

As a Production Planner, reporting to the S&OP Production Planning Manager, you ensure the reliable and efficient planning of our customized machine projects and spare parts business.

You translate project milestones, customer requirements, and operational priorities into executable production plans, balance demand with available capacity, and coordinate both internal and external production resources. In close collaboration with Assembly, Purchasing, Warehouse, Ink Department, and Project Management, you ensure transparency regarding capacities, material availability, and delivery risks.

Your Key Responsibilities will be:

• Planning and scheduling of customized machine projects and spare parts orders based on project milestones, customer requirements, and operational priorities.
• Translating demand into realistic production and assembly plans, balancing project business and spare parts requirements while ensuring reliable delivery performance.
• Planning, monitoring, and optimizing production and assembly capacities, identifying bottlenecks or underutilization and developing appropriate mitigation scenarios.
• Aligning short- and mid-term capacities, project priorities, lead times, and delivery commitments in close collaboration with Assembly, Project Management, and Purchasing, while proactively resolving planning conflicts and mitigating delivery risks.
• Planning and integrating external production partners and extended workbench capacities into the overall production plan.
• Ensuring the timely release of production orders, including all required information and documentation.
• Monitoring material availability and coordinating shortages and critical components with Purchasing, Assembly, Warehouse, and external production partners.
• Maintaining accurate planning parameters, lead times, and planning-relevant master data.
• Providing transparency on production readiness, capacity constraints, and delivery risks, proactively escalating issues and driving resolution actions.

What You Need to Be Successful

• Technical or commercial education with a strong understanding of industrial production and manufacturing processes.
• At least 2 years of experience in production planning, project planning, or supply chain management within a manufacturing environment.
• Previous experience in special-purpose machinery, plant engineering, or other project-driven manufacturing environments is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of capacity planning, material flows, and production processes.
• Ability to manage both complex project plans and a dynamic, high-volume spare parts business with changing priorities.
• Experience in coordinating external manufacturing partners and extended workbench operations, including the management of cross-site material flows.
• Structured and analytical mindset combined with a pragmatic and solution-oriented way of working.
• Strong coordination and communication skills across multiple departments.
• Experience with ERP-based production planning.
• Good German and English language skills.

Our Offer

• highly technological and stimulating environment focused on innovation, experimentation and applied research
• Market competitive compensation and flexible working time
• An attractive welfare package
• A diverse and inclusive work environment aligned with Coesia values

Join the Team!

Coesia is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in fair, merit-based recruitment and assess all candidates exclusively on the basis of their qualifications, skills, experience and suitability for the role.