Factory Planner Trainee Programme at Nestlé

Deadline: 12 February 2025

Location: Harrismith, South Africa

We are now looking for a Trainee Factory Planner to be based in Harrismith Factory.

In this role you will be responsible to provide consistently Materials Requirement Plan, complying with Raw & Pack Inventory Policies.

A day in the life of a Trainee Factory Planner:

Define, implement and procedurize control systems

Create feasible production and filling plans for shop floor taking into account strategic stock policies and critical resource availability.
Maintain master planning data on the system (capacities, resources, master recipes, materials and production process models).
Create and maintain MPS, DPS, and MRP on the factory planning system (BPCS/SAP).
Generate DPS (or daily) plan based on planning cycle.
Determine factory shutdown periods by liaison with department heads.
Review strategic production plan received from Head Office.
Ensure that the correct product standards (CST) are used in the daily planning.
Support management decision-making by providing alternative manufacturing supply scenarios and adjusting plans in case of unexpected changes.
Create and maintain process orders aligned with DPS plan.
Gain consensus for the sequencing of production horizons.
Pro-activeness in identifying future problems relating to planning, inventory, and taking active steps in preventing them (continuous improvement).
Assist with the establishment of manufacturing strategy.

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Note: Late applications will not be considered.

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