Production Planner

Our client, based in Gouda, Western Cape, is a dynamic manufacturing and innovation company specialising in innovative fruit-based products for local and international markets. The Group is looking for a Production Planner to coordinate and optimise production schedules, resources and capacity, ensuring efficient production processes and the timely delivery of products in line with customer and business requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain high occupational safety standards.
• Uphold high product quality.
• Maintain high food safety standards according to the BRC global standard for food safety.
• Plans and prepares production schedules for manufacture products for the Edible, Deco and Phytomedicine Departments.
• Creates works orders for manufactured products for the Edible, Deco and Phytomedicine Departments.
• Draws up master schedule to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates according to sales forecasts or customer orders as far as six months.
• Update schedule on the planning systems
• Draw sales reports and distribute it to the relevant departments (Stock levels and OTIF against sales)
• Liaise with sales team on upcoming orders.
• Liaise with procurement about availability of raw material.
• Material requirement planning.
• Record keeping of daily production.
• Creating plans to lower rework.
• Monitors rework by monitoing targets versus actual, report on weekly progress and creating plans.
• Responsible for maintaining the Expedite system.
• Implement at least two new ideas (innovations) in your department monthly.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12 with Maths and Science and at least 3 years related experience.
• Knowledge about HACCP and BRC.
• Ability to motivate others to meet the demands established by the schedule.
• The ability to pay profound attention to detail.
• Good communicating and listening skills.
• Good mathematical skills.
• Basic understanding of computers.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

All Recruitment procedures comply with The Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013.

CLOSING DATE: 20 OCTOBER 2026