A production planning in the rubber industry entails aligning manufacturing capacity with market demand. The role focuses on scheduling workflows for rubber molding or extrusion, coordinating raw material procurement and optimizing production efficiency to minimize waste and reduce costs

Key Responsibilities

Production Scheduling: Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly master production schedules based on demand forecasts, sales orders, and equipment capacity.

Material Planning: Monitor inventory levels of raw materials and work-in-progress (WIP). Coordinate with procurement to ensure the timely delivery of rubber compounds and chemical additives to prevent production shortages.

Capacity & Resource Allocation: Analyze plant capacity and assign shifts, labor, and machine availability (e.g., mixing mills, curing presses, extruders) to optimize overall equipment effectiveness.

Quality & Compliance Collaboration: Work alongside the Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) teams to ensure manufactured rubber products adhere to strict industry specifications.

Process Improvement: Identify bottlenecks in the production line, recommend cost-reduction strategies, and support lean manufacturing initiatives to reduce scrap and waste.

Reporting: Compile and submit regular production performance and status reports to senior management

Qualifications & RequirementsEducation: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.

Experience: 2–5+ years of production planning or scheduling experience within a manufacturing or continuous flow environment (custom molding or extrusion experience is highly advantageous).

Technical Skills: Proficiency in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (such as SAP, Oracle, or JD Edwards) and Material Requirements Planning (MRP).

Strong data analysis skills using MS Excel.Certifications: Certifications like APICS (CPIM) or lean manufacturing accreditation are strongly preferred