Job Description:

Job Objective

To lead Production Planning & Control activities for the casting and machining operations, ensuring optimum utilization of manpower, machines and materials while achieving production targets, on-time delivery, inventory control and minimum WIP/FG levels.

The role will be responsible for developing production plans based on customer requirements, monitoring execution, coordinating with Production, Purchase, Stores, Quality, Maintenance and Dispatch teams, and driving improvement in planning efficiency.
Key Responsibilities

Production Planning
Prepare monthly, weekly and daily production plans based on customer schedules and business requirements.
Convert customer requirements into detailed production plans for Casting, Machining and downstream processes.
Ensure production plans are aligned with available capacity, manpower, machine availability and material availability.
Monitor plan vs. actual production and take corrective actions for deviations.
Develop line-wise and process-wise capacity plans.

Material Planning & Control




Coordinate with Purchase and Stores to ensure timely availability of raw materials, consumables, bought-out items and packaging materials.
Monitor RM, WIP and finished goods inventory.
Identify material shortages and initiate preventive actions.
Maintain optimum inventory levels without affecting production or customer delivery.

PPC & Shop-Floor Coordination
Closely coordinate with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Stores, Purchase and Dispatch teams.
Monitor bottlenecks in Melting, Sand Plant, Moulding, Pouring, Fettling, Shot Blasting and Machining processes.
Ensure smooth flow of castings from foundry to machining and dispatch.
Control WIP and ensure adherence to FIFO wherever applicable.
Prioritize production based on customer requirements and criticality.

Capacity Planning
Prepare machine/process capacity analysis.
Identify capacity constraints and bottleneck processe

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