Production Planner

About VAT Group

At VAT, we change the world with vacuum solutions. As the world’s leading supplier of high-performance vacuum valves, we have been driving innovation for more than 60 years. With over 3,200 employees worldwide, we operate from our headquarters in Haag, Switzerland, with manufacturing sites in Switzerland, Malaysia and Romania, as well as sales and service hubs around the world. We are guided by our passions integrity, teamwork, customer centricity, and innovation - always working together as #oneVAT.

Joining us means becoming part of a passionate, international team where your voice is heard, your ideas matter, and your career growth is supported.

Production Planner

Purpose of the Role

As a Production Planner, you are responsible for work preparation, production planning, and the maintenance of production-relevant master data. In this key role, you ensure efficient production processes, support industrialisation projects, and actively contribute to the continuous improvement of our manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

- Creation, maintenance and continuous optimisation of work plans, bills of materials (BOMs) and workflows
- Preparation, planning and release of production orders taking into account available production capacities
- Maintenance and assurance of the quality of production-relevant master data in the ERP system (ERP BPS)
- Creation and management of basic data such as work plans, routings and manufacturing documentation
- Conducting time studies and maintaining standard times for production processes
- Support of New Product Introduction (NPI) and industrialisation projects
- Analysis of production problems and development and implementation of appropriate solutions
- Close collaboration with Engineering, Production and Operations to ensure manufacturable product implementation
- Preparation and processing of quotations from the perspective of production feasibility
- Creation and maintenance of work instructions, setup sheets and process standards
- Participation in Lean, CIP and process optimisation projects
- Monitoring of relevant production key performance indicators (KPIs) and identification of improvement potentials

Qualifications

- Fluent German skills and good English skills
- Preferably completed technical training or comparable qualification
- At least 3 years of professional experience in production planning, work preparation, manufacturing engineering or a comparable industrial environment
- Experience with ERP systems
- Experience in managing bills of materials, work plans, routings and production master data
- Ability to plan and release production orders considering capacities and resources
- Technical understanding and ability to read and interpret technical drawings
- Knowledge of production KPIs, time studies, capacity planning and process optimisation
- Lean Manufacturing knowledge is an advantage; Six Sigma Yellow Belt or comparable experience in continuous improvement is desirable
- Structured, analytical and solution-oriented working style
- High integrity, reliability, flexibility as well as willingness to take responsibility and continuously develop