Production Planner

Ohshima Ireland Ltd is seeking an experienced Production Planner to join our growing team at our Shannon, Co. Clare facility.

With global expertise and a strong local presence within our specialist manufacturing sector, we offer an excellent opportunity for a planning professional to play a critical role in supporting operational performance and customer satisfaction.

Reporting to the Head of Production , the Production Planner will be responsible for developing, maintaining and optimising the production schedule to ensure customer delivery commitments are achieved while maximizing manufacturing efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and manage the production schedule through our Oracle ERP system to support customer demand and operational objectives.


• Plan and balance production workloads to maximize capacity utilisation, efficiency and on-time delivery performance.


• Monitor production progress and proactively adjust schedules in response to changing priorities, resource constraints or machine downtime.


• Work closely with Customer Service to align production plans with customer delivery requirements and communicate schedule changes where necessary.


• Coordinate with Purchasing and Warehouse teams to ensure material availability supports the production schedule.


• Liaise with Quality and Incoming Inspection teams to ensure critical materials are prioritised and available for production in a timely manner.


• Monitor Work in Progress (WIP) and identify potential bottlenecks or delays, coordinating with relevant departments to maintain schedule adherence.


• Track and coordinate outsourced processing activities to ensure supplier delivery commitments align with production requirements.


• Monitor production performance against schedule and highlight risks, constraints and improvement opportunities to management.


• Develop a strong understanding of the Oracle ERP system and utilise system data to support effective planning and decision-making.

Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in production planning, supply chain, or a similar operations role (manufacturing environment preferred).


• Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities with a proactive approach to issues.


• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.


• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage competing priorities.


• Proficiency with ERP systems (Oracle Access ERP experience beneficial but not required).