Planner

Role Summary Planners are responsible to estimate a timescale for a project and to ensure that the outlined deadlines are met. They work closely with Setter Out, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Logistics to ensure a project runs on schedule and that material supplies are sufficient. Role Responsibilities Project Planning & Scheduling Support: • Assisting in the development of project timelines and detailed schedules for joinery and furniture manufacturing projects, from start to delivery • Learning to identify critical path activities, dependencies, and potential bottlenecks within the project lifecycle • Supporting the creation of baseline schedules, dashboards, and tracking reports to monitor project progress Coordination & Communication • Acting as a key interface between the Setting-Out department, Procurement, Production,Logistics, Project Management, and external clients/parties • Facilitating effective communication to ensure all stakeholders are aligned on project status, requirements, and deadlines • Assisting in managing project correspondence and documentation with external parties Material & Resource Management Support • Collaborating with the Material Engineer and Procurement team to understand material requirements, lead times, and delivery schedules • Supporting the follow-up and follow-through of orders with the Procurement department, escalating issues and tracking delivery dates Monitoring & Reporting • Supporting the preparation of weekly and monthly progress reports for management review • Assisting in tracking production progress and coordinating with the production team to resolve any communication or coordination issues • Learning to perceive project phases and plot dependencies on tracking reports to facilitate organized follow-through Process Improvement • Contributing to increasing team efficiency by providing operational and administrative support • Proposing and assisting in implementing innovations in procedures to enhance departmental functionality and output Qualifications Education: • Bachelor's degree in engineering, Architecture, or Interior Design Experience & Interest • 3-5 years’ Experience in project planning, scheduling, and operations within the manufacturing or construction/fit-out industry • Worked on Extension of Time using different techniques • Baseline Schedules, updates, EVM, Weekly and monthly reports • Preparing the dashboards • Worked on Primavera P6, MS Project will be an advantage • Understanding the proper sequencing of the project • Working on Multiple projects Show more Show less

3-5 years’ Experience in project planning, scheduling, and operations within the manufacturing or construction/fit-out industry; Worked on Extension of Time using different techniques; Baseline Schedules, updates, EVM, Weekly and monthly reports; Preparing the dashboards; Worked on Primavera P6, MS Project will be an advantage; Understanding the proper sequencing of the project; Working on Multiple projects; Bachelor's degree in engineering, Architecture, or Interior Design

Project Planning & Scheduling Support: Assisting in the development of project timelines and detailed schedules for joinery and furniture manufacturing projects, from start to delivery; Learning to identify critical path activities, dependencies, and potential bottlenecks within the project lifecycle; Supporting the creation of baseline schedules, dashboards, and tracking reports to monitor project progress; Coordination & Communication: Acting as a key interface between the Setting-Out department, Procurement, Production, Logistics, Project Management, and external clients/parties; Facilitating effective communication to ensure all stakeholders are aligned on project status, requirements, and deadlines; Assisting in managing project correspondence and documentation with external parties; Material & Resource Management Support: Collaborating with the Material Engineer and Procurement team to understand material requirements, lead times, and delivery schedules; Supporting the follow-up and follow-through of orders with the Procurement department, escalating issues and tracking delivery dates; Monitoring & Reporting: Supporting the preparation of weekly and monthly progress reports for management review; Assisting in tracking production progress and coordinating with the production team to resolve any communication or coordination issues; Learning to perceive project phases and plot dependencies on tracking reports to facilitate organized follow-through; Process Improvement: Contributing to increasing team efficiency by providing operational and administrative support; Proposing and assisting in implementing innovations in procedures to enhance departmental functionality and output