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
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