Shop planning Supervisor
- Surat, Gujarat
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and supervise detailed daily, weekly, and monthly production plans for both machine and assembly shops.
- Allocate jobs to machines and assembly lines based on priority, capacity, and resource availability.
- Review drawings, BOMs, routing and monitor job progress using load/capacity balancing techniques.
- Coordinate with machine shop supervisor and assembly teams for real-time progress tracking.
- Resolve bottlenecks like machine breakdowns, rework issues, manpower shortages, or missing parts.
- Adjust schedules in response to breakdowns, urgent orders, or material delays.
- Prioritize jobs based on project milestones and dispatch commitments.
- Ensure availability of raw materials (casting, forging, fabricated components) bought-out components, tools, jigs, and fixtures as per plan.
- Raise and follow up on material requisitions and shortages.
- Coordinate with stores and procurement teams to avoid stoppages.
- Drive daily and weekly cross-functional review meetings on plan adherence.
- Supervise junior planners responsible for job tracking, SAP updates, and documentation.
- Liaise with Production, QA/QC and maintenance teams for smooth operations.
- Track plan vs. actual performance; identify variances and implement corrective actions.
- Distribution of manufacturing drawing/process sheet/Check sheet/Control Card to respective departments.
- Maintain visual management tools like load charts, WIP record, and backlog trackers.
- Generate MIS reports on key KPIs such as on-time completion, efficiency, and utilization and delay analysis.
- Identify areas to improve throughput, reduce idle time, and optimize shop capacity.
- Ensure adherence to safety, quality, and ISO procedures during planning and execution.
- Support implementation of lean manufacturing, 5S, TPM and Kaizen initiatives