This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced manufacturing professional who understands how a busy workshop operates and can coordinate production schedules across machining, fabrication and assembly.
IMPORTANT: The business will be relocating from Canning Vale to Rockingham in approximately May/June 2027. Candidates must be comfortable with the upcoming relocation and should take this into consideration before applying.
The Role
Working closely with Production, Operations, Warehouse, Purchasing and other key stakeholders, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining detailed production schedules to ensure work flows efficiently through the manufacturing process and customer delivery requirements are achieved.
- Developing and maintaining detailed daily and weekly production schedules
- Scheduling and sequencing work orders across machining, fabrication and assembly
- Balancing workload against available labour, equipment, materials and production capacity
- Monitoring production progress and adjusting schedules when priorities or circumstances change
- Tracking work orders through the manufacturing process and identifying potential delays
- Liaising closely with workshop supervisors, team leaders and operational staff
- Ensuring materials are available before scheduled work commences
- Responding to urgent orders, machine breakdowns, capacity constraints and changing priorities
- Monitoring delivery dates and highlighting potential issues before they impact customers
- Maintaining accurate scheduling information within the ERP system
- Producing scheduling and production status reports
- Identifying opportunities to improve scheduling processes, workflow and schedule stability
To be successful in this position, you will ideally have:
- Extensive manufacturing experience, with a sound understanding of machining, fabrication and assembly processes
- Previous experience in production scheduling, planning or a similar manufacturing coordination role
- Experience using Epicor
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to liaise directly with workshop and operational personnel
- A structured and methodical approach to scheduling and prioritising work
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
- The ability to respond calmly and effectively to changing production priorities
- A proactive attitude towards continuous improvement and improving scheduling processes
- Good ERP and general computer skills
- The ability to work collaboratively across production, operations, purchasing and warehouse functions
This is a permanent opportunity offering a salary in the region of $85,000 + superannuation, although this is negotiable depending on the experience and capabilities of the successful candidate.
The position would particularly suit someone who enjoys being close to the workshop rather than simply scheduling from behind a desk – someone who understands manufacturing, communicates well with trades and operational teams, and takes ownership of keeping production moving.
Location: Canning Vale initially, relocating to Rockingham in May/June 2027.
If you have solid manufacturing scheduling experience, understand machining and fabrication environments and have experience with Epicor, we would like to hear from you.
Apply now with your current resume outlining your relevant manufacturing and scheduling experience.
