Senior Planning Engineer

About the role

The Senior Planning Engineer oversees and manages planning operations across design, production, and CAM departments. The role ensures project timelines, resource allocation, cost‑effectiveness, and production quality are met while coordinating closely with multiple engineering teams.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed production plans, schedules, and timelines aligned with project priorities and delivery commitments.
• Coordinate with design and CAM teams to review mold requirements, manufacturing methods, and production feasibility.
• Monitor daily production progress, compare actual performance against plans, and analyze capacity, machine loading, and manpower allocation.
• Identify bottlenecks, propose corrective actions, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure material availability, manage outsourced work, and liaise with purchasing to avoid delays.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly planning and production reports and monitor lead times.
• Coordinate maintenance schedules and machine downtime planning with the maintenance department.

Required profile

• Industrial or Mechanical Engineering degree.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in manufacturing, including at least 3 years in a senior planning role.
• Strong knowledge of APS systems, machining processes, and routing principles for mold and component manufacturing.

Required skills

• APS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling) system
• Machining processes: milling, turning, EDM
• CNC Milling and CNC Lathe operation
• Routing principles and layout planning
• Production planning and capacity analysis