Production Engineer

Job Description – Production Planning & Control (PPC)Company: Propelus Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd.

Designation: Production Planning & Control – Executive / Engineer

Department: Production / Operations

Industry: Plastic Products / Toys / Injection Moulding

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Production Planning & Control professional with good knowledge of plastic production and injection moulding processes. The candidate will be responsible for production planning, machine loading, material planning, monitoring daily output, coordinating with production and other departments, and ensuring customer delivery schedules are achieved.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly production plans based on sales orders and delivery commitments.
• Plan production for injection moulding machines based on mould availability, machine capacity, manpower and raw-material availability.
• Monitor daily production versus plan and take corrective action for shortages or delays.
• Coordinate with Production, Stores, Purchase, Quality, Maintenance and Assembly teams.
• Prepare machine-loading and mould-change schedules.
• Monitor raw materials such as ABS, PP, HIPS and other plastic granules, colour masterbatch and components.
• Ensure materials, moulds and supporting components are available before production starts.
• Monitor cycle time, machine utilisation, rejection, scrap and production efficiency.
• Track WIP and finished-goods availability.
• Follow up on mould breakdowns, machine breakdowns and production bottlenecks.
• Coordinate production priorities based on urgent customer requirements.
• Maintain production planning and achievement reports.
• Monitor subcontracted / outsourced operations wherever applicable.
• Ensure proper production data is updated in ERP/MIS.
• Support inventory control and avoid excess production or material shortages.
• Coordinate with Quality for first-piece approval and production quality issues.
• Ensure production targets and dispatch timelines are achieved.

Required Knowledge & Skills:

• Strong knowledge of plastic injection moulding production.
• Understanding of injection moulding machines, moulds, cycle time and production capacity.
• Knowledge of plastic raw materials and basic processing parameters.
• Good understanding of Production Planning & Control (PPC).
• Knowledge of BOM, RM requirement planning, WIP and inventory control.
• Good working knowledge of Excel.
• ERP knowledge will be preferred.
• Ability to coordinate with multiple departments.
• Good analytical, planning and problem-solving skills.

Qualification:

Diploma / BE / B.Tech in Mechanical, Plastics, Production, Industrial Engineering or relevant qualification.

Experience:

Preferably 2–5 years of experience in PPC / Production Planning in a plastic injection moulding manufacturing company.

Preferred Candidate:

Candidate having hands-on exposure to injection moulding, plastic production planning, mould scheduling, machine loading and material requirement planning will be preferred.

Key Requirement:

Plastic production and Injection Moulding knowledge is mandatory.