Production Planner EID

Hiire is supporting a leading Portuguese technology company operating in a highly specialized and regulated sector recruiting a Production Planner to join the Engineering team.

Company Overview

EID is a leading high-tech company based in Portugal operating primarily in the Defence sector. With a strong track record and deep expertise in electronics and communications the company designs manufactures and supports advanced high-performance solutions for complex and demanding environments.

Operating in highly specialized markets EID is driven by a continuous focus on innovation. Its growth is grounded in the ability to develop and deliver technologically advanced products tailored to meet specific customer needs.

At the core of EIDs success is its team of highly skilled professionals with a strong concentration of engineers in electronics software and communications. Their expertise and experience play a key role in shaping the companys capabilities and ongoing evolution.

What Youll Do

As a Production Planner youll be at the heart of our manufacturing operations: planning scheduling and optimizing the production flow to ensure on-time delivery with the highest quality and efficiency all while staying aligned with the companys financial objectives. Youll be the driving force behind production readiness capacity balancing and cost control acting as a vital bridge between departments to keep everything moving smoothly.

Key Responsibilities

• Production Needs Management: Develop and maintain the production plan generating manufacturing material and subcontracting requirements to ensure on-time delivery while minimizing operational costs.

• Capacity Management: Analyze the availability of machines and equipment labor and manufacturing lead times to prevent overloads and underutilization ensuring optimal resource allocation.

• Production Monitoring: Monitor production targets in real time and adjust plans when setbacks arise. Develop action plans to mitigate risks and deviations from agreed delivery deadlines.

• Cost Control: Ensure accurate tracking and control of Internal Work Order costs promoting variance analysis between budgeted and actual costs.

• Materials & Cross-functional Coordination: Verify material availability to fulfill purchase requests from other departments. Ensure effective communication across departments fostering collaboration and proactive problem resolution.

• Performance & Continuous Improvement: Report and analyze planning KPIs driving improvement actions to meet established objectives. Champion a culture of continuous improvement by identifying and implementing process enhancements.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Your success in this role will be measured by:

• On-time on-budget delivery of Internal Work Orders.

• Timely completion of Manufacturing Orders.

• Process optimization within planning workflows.

What Youll Bring

• Degree in Engineering Industrial Management or a related field.

• Minimum 2 years experience in technical planning and production management.

• ERP SAP knowledge.

• Advanced Excel skills.

• Solid understanding of MRP (Material Requirements Planning) principles.

What We Offer

• Sustained and progressive development of the candidates know-how;

• A competitive package according to experience;

• A work culture that emphasizes the individual offering flexible working solutions;

• 22 vacation days plus 2 extra days fixed by the company and your birthday off;

• Private health insurance.

If youre excited about working on complex systems and contributing to innovative communication and network solutions wed love to hear from you.