Job Title

Production Planner

South Africa, Kwazulu Natal
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Area: South Africa, Kwazulu Natal
Sector: Construction
Posted: 5 August 2025

Job Details

Operations

  • Act as contact between operations and project management
  • Improve workforce productivity and quality
  • Eliminate delays through efficient planning and co-ordination of labour, parts, material and equipment
  • Regular communication on project to management
  • Manage equipment downtime
  • Assisting with project schedules
  • Assisting with all planning administrative tasks

Technology

  • Use relevant planning equipment
  • Use computerised  planning systems

Customer Service

  • Ensure consistent good quality is achieved and delivered on  project

Minimum Qualifications desired

  • National Senior Certificate (Matric)
  • At least 5 years relevant (Project Planning) experience in an Insulation, Painting and Scaffolding industry.
  • In-depth knowledge of SAPREF needs, operations, systems and processes

Competencies 

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Acute attention to detail
  • Proven experience as a project planner.
  • Excellent Technical skills
  • Ability to function effectively and efficiently in a high paced environment

Knowledge desired

  • Practical Knowledge of Planning systems
  • Knowledge of the use of Planning software
  • In-depth industry, processes, principles, practises and procedures knowledge.
  • In-depth understanding and practical experience working within a refinery

Personal attributes desired

  • Deadline, time management and results orientated
  • Attention to detail
  • Visibly demonstrates Safety values
  • Able to interact with people at all levels within and external to the company
  • Self-motivating, resilient and self- managing