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Drive Production Excellence in a Growing Manufacturing Business Supportive Team | Ownership & Autonomy | Real Career Growth

Are you an experienced Production Planner who thrives on keeping manufacturing operations running efficiently? Do you enjoy balancing customer expectations, production capacity, and operational priorities to deliver exceptional outcomes?

Our client is a well-established and highly respected Australian manufacturer of premium aluminium windows and doors, supplying customised solutions to both residential and commercial construction projects.

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of production planning within a growing business where your expertise will directly influence customer satisfaction, operational performance, and on-time delivery. Working closely with the Operations Manager, production team, customers, and installation contractors, you'll play a critical role in ensuring projects move seamlessly from order through to installation.

If you're proactive, highly organised, and enjoy solving problems in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.

What's on Offer

• Join a well-established Australian manufacturing business with an excellent industry reputation.
• Take ownership of the production planning function and make a genuine impact.
• Supportive leadership team that values collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Opportunity to influence operational performance and process improvements.
• Stable, long-term career opportunity with room for professional growth.
• Work in a dynamic and fast-paced manufacturing environment where no two days are the same.

About the Role

As the Production Planner, you will be responsible for coordinating production schedules, monitoring workflow, and ensuring manufacturing activities align with customer requirements, factory capacity, and delivery commitments.

You will act as the central point of communication between customers, production teams, subcontractors, and management, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently, on time, and to the highest standard.

Key Responsibilities Production Planning & Scheduling

• Develop and maintain the master production schedule.
• Coordinate production activities based on customer demand, labour availability, material supply, and manufacturing capacity.
• Prioritise workloads to maximise efficiency and ensure on-time delivery.

Production Coordination & Delivery

• Manage work-in-progress through the Alspec V6 / APS MRP system.
• Coordinate production, freight, deliveries, and installation schedules.
• Monitor order progress and proactively resolve scheduling conflicts.

Customer & Stakeholder Communication

• Serve as the key point of contact between customers, production teams, subcontractors, and management.
• Provide accurate updates regarding production progress, lead times, and delivery schedules.
• Build strong working relationships across internal and external stakeholders.

Performance Monitoring

• Monitor key operational KPIs including DIFOT, production capacity, and workflow efficiency.
• Identify potential bottlenecks, production risks, and scheduling constraints.
• Implement practical solutions to minimise delays and maximise productivity.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve production planning processes and workflow efficiency.
• Support operational initiatives that enhance productivity, communication, and customer outcomes.
• Provide additional operational coordination and administrative support as required.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Previous experience in Production Planning, Scheduling, Manufacturing Coordination, or a similar role.
• Experience working within a made-to-order manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of aluminium fabrication, manufacturing processes, or related production environments.
• Experience using Alspec V6 is essential.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills will be highly regarded.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management abilities.
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive, hands‐on approach with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience will be viewed favourably.

Why Apply?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business that genuinely values quality, teamwork, and operational excellence. You'll have the autonomy to influence production outcomes, work alongside experienced professionals, and contribute to the continued growth and success of a respected Australian manufacturer.

If you're ready to take ownership of production planning and play a vital role in delivering exceptional customer outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

At HOBAN we encourage applications from people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people of all genders, LGBTI people, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

We provide reasonable adjustments; including alternate formats to the recruitment process for individuals with disability. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, please email our Adjustments Coordinator at ***********@hoban.com.au or visit hoban.com.au/adjustments for additional contact details.