Production Planner

Aliaxis exists to bring solutions to the world's water challenges and accelerate the transition to clean energy. We are a global leader in high-quality piping & fitting solutions for use in building, infrastructure, industrial and agricultural applications across the globe. Over 15,000 people work for us in more than 40 countries with 80 manufacturing sites.

Rodney Industries

Since 1970, Rodney Industries has offered a wide range of high-quality products and services to the irrigation and mining industries. Through their retailers and merchants around Australia and New Zealand, Rodney Industries are renowned for their expertise in producing quality products.

In late 2007, Rodney Industries joined Vinidex, one of Australia’s leading pipe and fittings supplier. With the combined experience and resources, Rodney Industries continues to grow and provide high quality systems and solutions.

For over seven decades, Vinidex has been leading the way – setting the industry benchmark for pipeline systems and solutions. Our legacy spans across building, infrastructure, agriculture, and civil sectors.

We make life flow with groundbreaking, high-quality products, connecting everything from water, gas, and energy throughout Australia.

We are proud of our initiatives to reduce our carbon footprint, continuing to deliver the best solutions for our customers with minimal impact on the environment and a positive impact on our community, and looking for passionate people that want to be part of our journey and embrace the behaviours that we stand for

• We Care for the environment, our customers and each other

• We Dare to challenge the status quo, to innovate and to learn fast

• We Deliver by taking accountability for our decisions and actions

About the role

We are looking for a Production Planner to join our manufacturing operation in Chermside. This is a key role within the business, responsible for translating customer demand and inventory requirements into efficient production plans that support service, productivity and operational performance.

Working across multiple fabrication work centres, you will manage end-to-end production planning activities from raw materials through to finished goods and dispatch. Reporting to the Production Manager, you will collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Sales, Purchasing and suppliers to ensure production schedules are aligned to business priorities and customer requirements.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain production schedules across multiple fabrication work centres.

• Coordinate workflow from raw materials through cutting, drilling, machining, welding, outsourcing and dispatch.

• Manage customer order requirements, stock replenishment and batch planning activities.

• Create short and medium-term production plans to support operational requirements and forecast demand.

• Monitor key operational metrics including DIFOT, inventory performance, machine/fabrication centre utilisation and production efficiency.

• Maintain accurate planning data, provide reporting, and utilise business systems to drive effective decision-making.

• Identify planning constraints and implement solutions to improve operational outcomes.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives and help establish best-practice production planning processes.

About you

You are an experienced planner who enjoys working in a fast-paced batch processing manufacturing environment and are curious, a creative thinker, agile with a thirst to continuously learn, and collaborative in all that you do!

• Previous experience in production, manufacturing, supply or demand planning

• An understanding of manufacturing/fabrication processes, materials, mechanical or shop‑floor operation (advantageous)

• Technically savvy with advanced excel computer skills and proficient with planning ERP systems

• High attention to detail and a process-driven approach.

• Organised with the ability to prioritise to meet customer demands.

• Strong problem-solving, attention to detail and analytical capability

• A proactive mindset with the confidence to challenge existing processes and drive improvements.

• The ability to build strong working relationships across multiple functions.
  

Why join us? We care

• Bonus program and annual pay review are just some of the ways we reward our employees for their contribution

• You will enjoy working for a business that is conscious about what we do, how it operates and our impact on the environment

• Industry leading paid parental leave - 26 weeks paid parental leave for primary carer and 4 weeks paid secondary carer

• Employee Assistance Program access for you & your immediate family

• We take it further with our Employee Recognition Programs and Service Awards

• Opportunity to join our mentoring programs

• Diversity, equity, and inclusion is close to our heart as a global business, you will have the opportunity to join the DEI council

• A tailored career development opportunities at home and abroad

• A safe work environment with a strong focus on "Go for Zero"
  

For more information this role, please contact Carla Treuer on 0497 323 252 or reach out to me on LinkedIn