Senior Planning Engineer

About the role

The Senior Planning Engineer will lead the planning, scheduling and monitoring of production activities, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to quality standards. Working closely with design, production, CAM, purchasing, quality and maintenance teams, the role optimises workflow and resource utilisation.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed production plans, schedules and timelines based on project priorities and delivery commitments.
• Monitor daily production progress and compare actual performance against planned schedules.
• Analyse production capacity, machine loading, manpower allocation and bottlenecks to optimise productivity.
• Coordinate with the production manager to ensure smooth workflow across CNC Milling, CNC Lathe, EDM, Assembly and related divisions.
• Follow up on material availability, outsourced work and purchasing requirements to avoid delays.
• Identify production risks and implement preventive and corrective actions.
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly planning and production reports.
• Monitor lead times and propose improvement initiatives to reduce delays and increase efficiency.
• Coordinate maintenance schedules and machine downtime planning with the maintenance department.
• Support cost estimation, time studies and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Ensure planning activities comply with company procedures and quality management system requirements.
• Participate in continuous improvement and process optimisation projects.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Production Engineering or a related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in production planning within manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Experience in mold manufacturing, machining or CNC production is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of production planning and scheduling processes.

Required skills

• Proficiency with MS Project.
• Advanced Excel skills.