Job description

We are looking for an experienced <b>Production Planning Engineer</b><b> </b>with strong hands-on experience in joinery, bespoke/loose furniture, upholstery, and related metal fabrication. The ideal candidate must have a solid understanding of factory operations, production processes, machinery, manpower, material flow, and project delivery requirements.The candidate will be responsible for converting confirmed orders, approved shop drawings, BOQs, material availability, and project delivery deadlines into a practical, detailed, machine-to-machine and department-wise production plan. They must be able to understand the actual factory workflow, identify what needs to be produced next, allocate work according to available capacity, and proactively identify bottlenecks or delays that could affect delivery schedules.<b>


Key Responsibilities
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Prepare master production plans based on confirmed orders, approved drawings, material availability, site priorities, and contractual delivery dates.

Break down each order into detailed production stages, including:

Panel and solid-wood cutting

CNC machining and edge banding

Veneering, pressing, sanding, and polishing

Carpentry and pre-assembly

Upholstery, foaming, cutting, and stitching

Metal cutting, bending, welding, grinding, and powder coating

Final assembly, quality inspection, packing, and dispatch


Develop daily and weekly machine-loading schedules, allocating jobs based on machine capacity, manpower, production sequence, and delivery priorities.

Calculate production capacity, cycle time, manpower requirements, and expected output for each work centre.

Identify bottlenecks, material shortages, overloaded machines, and schedule conflicts before they disrupt production.

Coordinate closely with Technical, Procurement, Stores, Production, Quality, Projects, and Logistics teams.

Monitor actual output against planned output and issue daily variance reports with recovery actions.

Re-sequence production whenever there are drawing revisions, delayed approvals, material shortages, urgent deliveries, or machine breakdowns.

Maintain clear visibility of WIP, planned completion dates, production constraints, and dispatch readiness.

Ensure optimum utilisation of machinery, labour, materials, and subcontracting resources.

Establish measurable production KPIs covering productivity, machine utilisation, schedule adherence, rejection, rework, and on-time completion.

Participate in daily production meetings and provide an accurate status of every active order.



Requirements

Minimum 5-8 years of production planning experience within a joinery, bespoke furniture, loose furniture, or interior-fit-out manufacturing facility.

Practical knowledge of joinery production machinery, CNC operations, upholstery processes, finishing works, and metal fabrication.

Strong understanding of BOMs, routing, machine capacity, cycle-time analysis, material planning, WIP control, and production sequencing.

Ability to read and interpret shop drawings, cutting lists, BOQs, material specifications, and production details.

Proven experience in managing multiple concurrent and customised production orders.

Strong analytical, coordination, and problem-solving capabilities.

Able to work directly with factory supervisors and machine operators to validate achievable production targets.

Engineering qualification in Industrial, Mechanical, Production, Manufacturing, or a related discipline is preferred.

<b>The candidate should be proficient in:</b>

ERP/MRP production-planning systems, preferably <b>Odoo Manufacturing</b> or an equivalent platform

Advanced Microsoft Excel, including capacity planning, dashboards, pivot tables, lookups, and production trackers

Microsoft Project or Primavera for overall production scheduling (Optional)

CNC nesti

Skills

Minimum 5-8 years of production planning experience within a joinery, bespoke furniture, loose furniture, or interior-fit-out manufacturing facility.
Practical knowledge of joinery production machinery, CNC operations, upholstery processes, finishing works, and metal fabrication.
Strong understanding of BOMs, routing, machine capacity, cycle-time analysis, material planning, WIP control, and production sequencing.
Ability to read and interpret shop drawings, cutting lists, BOQs, material specifications, and production details.
Proven experience in managing multiple concurrent and customised production orders.
Strong analytical, coordination, and problem-solving capabilities.
Able to work directly with factory supervisors and machine operators to validate achievable production targets.
Engineering qualification in Industrial, Mechanical, Production, Manufacturing, or a related discipline is preferred.

The candidate should be proficient in:
ERP/MRP production-planning systems, preferably Odoo Manufacturing or an equivalent platform
Advanced Microsoft Excel, including capacity planning, dashboards, pivot tables, lookups, and production trackers
Microsoft Project or Primavera for overall production scheduling (Optional)
CNC nesting and optimization software relevant to panel processing
AutoCAD or similar software for reviewing production drawings

Expected Deliverables
Monthly master production plan
Weekly production and machine-loading plan
Daily department-wise production targets
Order-wise material-readiness tracker
Machine-capacity and manpower-utilisation report
Planned-versus-actual production report
Bottleneck and recovery-action report
WIP and dispatch-readiness dashboard

The candidate must be assertive, methodical, and highly conversant with factory operations. The primary objective of this position is to create a realistic, measurable, and machine-level production plan, while ensuring that committed delivery