Production Planning Engineer

Role Overview

Experience: 2–5 Years
Education: Diploma,Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical / Production / Industrial Engineering
Company: JBM Prispac Solution India Pvt. Ltd.

As a Production Planning Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and managing detailed production plans to ensure on-time delivery, efficient resource utilization, and smooth coordination between design, procurement, and shop floor activities. This role requires a deep understanding of custom machinery manufacturing and end-to-end production workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain detailed production plans, schedules, and work orders based on sales orders and engineering inputs.
• Coordinate closely with design, procurement, stores, quality, and shop floor teams to align production timelines.
• Ensure material availability by monitoring inventory levels and following up on procurement of critical components.
• Monitor job progress on the shop floor; identify bottlenecks and take corrective actions to maintain deadlines.
• Track production KPIs such as machine utilization, OEE, lead times, and adherence to schedule.
• Maintain detailed records of job status, manpower allocation, and work center planning.
• Optimize manufacturing sequences for assemblies, fabrication, machining, and finishing.
• Work with QA/QC teams to minimize rework and ensure right-first-time production.
• Support monthly production reviews, capacity planning, and resource forecasting.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for reducing delays, improving throughput, and increasing efficiency.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, or Industrial Engineering.
• 2–5 years of hands-on experience in production planning and control (PPC) in a custom manufacturing environment.
• Good knowledge of machine shop, fabrication, welding, assembly, and surface finishing processes.
• Familiarity with BOM structures, routings, and work orders in ERP systems (SAP, Tally, or similar).
• Proficiency in MS Excel, project tracking tools (like MS Project), and Gantt charts.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills to manage multiple production jobs simultaneously.
• Effective communicator and team player with a proactive, problem-solving approach.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict delivery timelines.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in production planning for equipment like mixers, dryers, granulators, or process vessels.
• Exposure to ISO or cGMP-compliant production environments.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and shop floor efficiency tools (5S, Kaizen, Kanban, etc.).
• Experience with job costing and estimating man-hours per operation.

Candidate Interview Pickup Point – Naigaon east station, Fountain Hotel Mira Road , Vasai Phata.