Production Planner - South Island

About the role

We have a rare opportunity for an experienced, proactive and agile Production Planner to join our team due to the retirement of a long‑standing employee. This role offers extensive onboarding, training and support to ensure a smooth transition and long‑term success. Ideally you will be based at Ashburton with an option for Christchurch, and you will play a pivotal role managing production planning across multiple manufacturing sites and production lines to optimise supply performance, customer service and operational efficiency. This role does not have direct reports but requires strong stakeholder engagement across manufacturing, procurement, logistics, sales and customer service teams to ensure effective cross‑site planning outcomes.

Typical responsibilities

• Manage and optimise production planning and scheduling across multiple manufacturing sites and lines
• Develop supply plans aligned to customer demand, inventory targets a...