Production Planning & Control Specialist

About the role

Salem Pack seeks a hands‑on Production Planning & Control Specialist to coordinate and follow up on production orders across its packaging operations. The role ensures jobs are scheduled, monitored and completed on time with clear communication among production, sales, purchasing, warehouse and quality teams.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and update production schedules based on confirmed orders, priorities and available capacity.
• Follow each order from release through completion and packing, coordinating daily with production departments.
• Monitor production targets, deadlines, work‑in‑progress and bottlenecks, and address delays.
• Coordinate material and packaging requirements with purchasing and warehouse teams.
• Keep sales updated on order status and expected completion dates.
• Maintain accurate production plans, job records and daily progress reports.
• Identify recurring planning or delivery issues and recommend improvements.

Required profile

• Previous experience in production planning, production control or factory coordination.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment; packaging experience is an advantage.
• Strong follow‑up, organization and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple orders and priorities in a fast‑paced factory.
• Engineering or relevant university degree is preferred.

Required skills

• Excel
• ERP systems