Production Planner

2 days ago

Somerset West, South Africa Simera Sense Full time

Simera Sense is a leading provider of Earth observation camera solutions for the global small satellite market. Committed to excellence and innovation, we deliver superior products and services to our worldwide customer base. Our Holdings Company is in Belgium, and our South African company is based in Somerset West, close to all amenities and diverse natural beauty, providing great lifestyle options.

Are you a detail-oriented professional with a passion for optimising manufacturing processes and driving operational efficiency? We're seeking a proactive and analytical Production Planner & Scheduler to join our dynamic team. In this role, you'll play a key part in ensuring that production schedules are aligned with customer demands, resource availability, and business goals. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy solving complex planning challenges, we'd love to hear from you

**Job Purpose**:
Ensuring smooth, efficient, and balanced production operations by interpreting complex system data, predicting downstream impacts, and proactively adjusting plans as conditions change.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provide support to production teams by scheduling tasks and ensuring they have the necessary resources and information.
- Create and maintain detailed production schedules to ensure timely project completion.
- Facilitate seamless communication between production, procurement, inventory, testing and sales teams to ensure alignment and smooth operations.
- Regularly monitor inventory levels to ensure materials are available for production schedules.
- Develop and implement risk management strategies to mitigate potential disruptions in production
- Oversee the administrative aspects of production jobs, ensuring they are closed off in due time.
- Manage and maintain the ERP system for accurate tracking and reporting of production activities
- Collaborate with the Production team to implement process enhancements and increase efficiency

**Required Qualifications**:
Advanced Certificate or Diploma in Industrial Engineering, Production Management, or a related discipline

**Required Experience**:

- 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience in creating and managing production schedules, ensuring the timely completion of projects in a high-tech manufacturing environment.
- Working with advanced manufacturing technologies and systems
- Managing projects and ensuring alignment across various teams
- Monitoring and managing inventory levels to ensure materials are available for production schedules
- Developing and implementing risk management strategies to mitigate potential disruptions in production
- Managing and maintaining ERP systems (e.g., SYSPRO) for accurate tracking and reporting of production activities.

**Recommendations**:

- B-degree or Advanced Diploma in Industrial Engineering, Production Management, or a related discipline
- Proficiency in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems, such as Accumatica.
- Familiarity with advanced scheduling tools and software to optimise production processes

**What we offer**:

- The opportunity to work in the fast-growing space industry.
- Niche global market for optical payloads for microsatellites.
- Cutting-edge technology at your fingertips
- A competitive salary
- A friendly working environment.

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