Production Planning Control

**Job Title**

**PPC Manager - Production Planning & Control**

**Role Overview**

Lead end-to-end planning, scheduling, and execution of production operations. Ensure seamless coordination of demand forecasting, inventory, quality, shop-floor performance, and financial goals to drive on-time delivery, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

**Key Responsibilities**
- **Production Planning & Scheduling**:

- Develop and maintain daily/weekly/monthly schedules aligned with capacity and customer demand.
- Prioritize and manage order-to-delivery flow across plants.
- **Material & Inventory Management**:

- Coordinate with procurement to ensure timely raw material availability.
- Monitor inventory to minimize shortages or excess—drive optimal turnover.
- **Shop Floor Control**:

- Track real-time production; resolve bottlenecks and adjust schedules.
- Liaise with Quality to enforce standards, address deviations, and report non-conformances.
- **Performance Monitoring & Reporting**:

- Define and track KPIs (OTIF, lead-time, capacity utilization).
- Generate dashboards and present insights to MD and senior leadership.
- **Cross-Functional Coordination**:

- Participate in S&OP meetings, aligning PPC with Production, Sales, Quality, and Stores & Finance.
- Collaborate on resource planning, budgeting, and corrective action planning.
- **Team Leadership & Continuous Improvement**:

- Mentor PPC coordinators/planners in a process-driven, analytical culture.
- Implement Lean, 5S, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement tools.
- Overseeing the plate-cutting section and ensuring the timely delivery of plates to the Production Department

**Qualifications & Skills**
- Bachelors in engineering (Mechanical / Industrial) preferred.
- 8-12 years in manufacturing PPC—experience in heavy engineering, fabrication, or railways is a plus.
- Proficient with ERP/MRP systems (SAP preferred); strong Excel & planning-tool expertise.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD is essential.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and performance-tracking capabilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across functions.

**Desired Competencies**
- Leadership in team development and cross-functional engagement.
- Business acumen: cost control, budgeting, and financial awareness.
- Operational excellence: Lean, 5S, and continuous improvement mind-set.
- Result-driven: Focus on on-time delivery, quality compliance, and customer satisfaction.

**Reporting & Collaboration**
- **Reports to**: Managing Director
- **Collaborates with**: Purchase, Production, Quality, Stores, Sales & Finance teams

**Company Overview**

Raunaq Engineering is a Pune-based specialist in heavy fabrication and machining, handling base frames, tanks, pressure vessels, railway bogie components, and more. The company operates with in-house CNC machining, certified welding, plasma cutting, and robust quality-control systems. They maintain a highly skilled workforce and are committed to precision, quality, and continuous growth.

Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹40,000.00 per month

Schedule:

- Day shift

Supplemental Pay:

- Yearly bonus

Application Question(s):

- Do you have experience in production planning & control in fabrication or machining industries?
- How many years of experience do you have in PPC?
- Are you proficient in AutoCAD for reading fabrication drawings and preparing nesting layouts?
- Which ERP or production software tools have you used in previous roles?
- Have you worked in an environment where production planning and execution needed coordination with stores, purchase, and design departments?
- Are you comfortable preparing daily and monthly production plans?
- Have you ever managed urgent or last-minute production changes? Briefly explain.
- Are you willing to work from the shop floor when required for tracking progress and resolving issues?
- What is your current CTC and expected CTC?

Work Location: In person