Production Planner

Do you enjoy planning, coordinating, and truly making a difference in a technical production environment? Then become a Production Planner at Neways!

Production Planner: the internal link for all first‑line logistics questions within our production departments. In this role, you directly contribute to excellent logistics performance and optimal scheduling of production orders in the factory.

We offer you a challenging position in a dynamic and financially healthy company. You will have the opportunity to make an important contribution to the development and profitability of Neways. You will receive a full‑time position within a highly driven and collegial working environment, with plenty of freedom for initiatives and room for personal development.

You can also count on:

• A good salary aligned with your knowledge and experience.

• 27 vacation days, plus 13 additional ADV days.

• A solid pension scheme.

• A bike lease plan.

• Room for personal development.

To succeed in this role, you are accurate and have strong problem‑solving skills. You are willing to complete daily administrative tasks that directly impact the factory’s predictability. You have a healthy drive to get orders out on time and to provide the organization with accurate information. You get energy from achieving daily improvements that are directly visible in our delivery performance and output. With your communication skills, you listen to colleagues and understand their challenges. You feel responsible for your tasks and easily set priorities.

We also ask for:

• A completed MBO or HBO degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, or (Technical) Business Administration.

• Experience in a similar role is a plus, but starters are warmly invited to apply.

• Strong social skills, enabling you to guide others in your prioritization and demonstrate persuasive ability.

• Good communication skills and proficiency in Dutch and English, both spoken and written.

Every day, you are ready to provide first‑line logistics support to the production department. You do this by following up on logistics actions and performing administrative tasks, such as processing on‑holds. Your focus is on informing and activating your direct stakeholders. In addition, you join the daily management meeting on the production floor to discuss the planning and evaluate the results of the previous day.

You also maintain oversight of ongoing orders in the production departments, focusing mainly on the day planning and backlog. You work closely with the Production Planning Coordinator, who is responsible for the 5‑day planning and communicates with all customer teams. Together, you form a logistics duo within the production team, with the shared goal of achieving the highest possible delivery performance. You are also part of the improvement teams within each factory team, where you contribute to structural improvements and play an active role in implementing them.

Your tasks include:

• First point of contact for logistics questions from production.

• Careful and timely execution of related administrative actions.

• Monitoring progress of production orders in the day planning.

• Identifying bottlenecks and contributing to solutions.

• Coordinating and communicating escalation issues.

• Proposing improvements to optimize planning and factory team performance.