RPO Recruitment
1 year ago
Junior Production Planner (Graduate Role)
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Company information
- Company
- RPO Recruitment
- Location
- South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, eThekwini, Durban South Africa
- Posted
- 1 year ago
Job description
RPO's client is actively seeking a Junior Production Planner to join their team in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. This is an exciting opportunity for a recent graduate who is eager to kickstart their career in supply chain and production planning. The role offers hands-on exposure in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail, critical thinking, and a proactive mindset are key. This is a full-time, onsite position. Responsibilities: Assist in planning and coordinating production schedules to meet customer demand, ensuring timely and efficient delivery of products. Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of production plans with other business processes. Develop and maintain accurate and up-to-date production schedules, reports, and dashboards. Identify and escalate potential production bottlenecks and propose solutions to mitigate risks. Collaborate with production planners, operations, and logistics teams to optimize production schedules and minimize delays. Analyze and interpret production data to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement. Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, including production planners, operations, and logistics teams. Provide support to the production planning team as needed, including data entry, report generation, and ad-hoc analysis. Benefits: Competitive salary and benefits package, including medical aid, retirement fund, and leave. Opportunities for career growth and professional development. Collaborative and dynamic work environment. Opportunities to work on a wide range of projects and products. Opportunities to develop and hone skills in supply chain and production planning. Opportunities to work with a diverse and talented team of professionals. Opportunities to contribute to the growth and success of the organization.
Required skills
- logistics
- product development
- supply chain
- operations
- competitive salary
- trends
- project work
- data analysis
- professional development
- collaborative work environment
- data entry
- medical aid
- cross-functional teams
- reports
- leave
- career growth
- production planning
- junior
- opportunities
- success
- benefits package
- ad-hoc analysis
- dashboards
- production planner
- risk mitigation
- dynamic work environment
- report generation
- production schedules
- customer demand
- internal stakeholders
- diverse team
- organizational growth
- areas for improvement
- retirement fund
- talented team
- graduate role
- production bottlenecks
- supply chain development
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