Production Planning Engineer
Hanwha Aerospace is hiring a Production Planning Engineer to join our manufacturing operations in Cairo.
This role is designed for an experienced production-planning or production-engineering professional who wants real ownership of an integrated manufacturing schedule. You will connect planning data with actual shop-floor performance, identify risks early and coordinate practical actions that protect monthly output and delivery commitments.
In this role, you will: Build and control an integrated production schedule covering multiple workstreams, suppliers and dozens of component types.
Extend and regularly update the production schedule using the existing Excel-based production database.
Set and monitor Takt Time using available production time and demand, and compare it with actual process cycle times.
Break product lead time into operations, identify bottlenecks and assess monthly capacity and delivery feasibility.
Analyze standard versus actual time, defects, rework, equipment conditions and work-instruction requirements to determine causes of schedule variance.
Verify actual progress and production constraints on the shop floor and reflect delays, early completion, open issues and expected completion dates in the schedule.
Assign owners and due dates for delays, track actions through closure and escalate unresolved constraints.
Propose schedule recovery, resequencing, bottleneck relief and resource-adjustment options and incorporate approved decisions into the plan.
Coordinate interdependent processes, supplier schedules, component availability and linked production plans.
Maintain accurate Excel data for products, processes, standard and actual time, Takt Time, progress and issues.
What you can expect: End-to-end ownership of a complex, multi-product production schedule.
Direct influence on delivery performance, capacity decisions and schedule recovery.
A role that combines data analysis with regular shop-floor engagement.
An opportunity to become the local planning focal point throughout the project period.
Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
At least 5 years of experience in production planning, production control or production engineering in machinery or industrial manufacturing.
Demonstrated experience independently managing a complex, multi-product and multi-process production schedule.
Strong understanding of Takt Time, cycle time, lead time, bottlenecks, production capacity, standard time and actual time.
Ability to identify the cause of schedule variance using shop-floor progress, defect, rework, equipment and work-condition data.
Practical Excel skills, including tables, filters, sorting, basic formulas and VLOOKUP or an equivalent lookup function.
Willingness to verify progress and constraints directly on the shop floor rather than relying only on office reports.
Strong follow-up and coordination skills, including the ability to assign owners and deadlines and drive unresolved actions through closure.
Ability to explain schedule risks clearly and propose realistic recovery or lead-time-reduction actions.
Working English communication skills for coordination with suppliers and international stakeholders.
Willingness to work on-site in Cairo. Regular night-shift work is not planned, although occasional additional support may be required according to operational needs and company procedures.
Experience in machining-centred manufacturing, general machinery production, production equipment or component-supply coordination is strongly preferred.