Senior Planning Engineer

Job Information

• Job Opening ID ZR_887_JOB
• Date Opened 04/15/2026
• Job Type Full time
• Work Experience 10 -15 Years experience in Production planning / maintenance planning / operations control
• Job Opening Status Open
• Industry Manufacturing
• Degree Bachelor's
• Job Role Senior Planning Engineer
• City Muscat
• State/Province Masqat
• Country Sultanate of Oman
• Zip/Postal Code 0000

Job Purpose

To establish, monitor, and enhance planning effectiveness across Manufacturing and Service departments by ensuring structured planning, accurate reporting, and performance tracking

Key Responsibilities

Planning Governance & Coordination

• Ensure both Manufacturing and Service departments develop clear, realistic, and data-driven plans (production plans, maintenance schedules, resource allocation).
• Facilitate alignment between departments on planning assumptions, priorities, and constraints.

Standardize planning templates, tools, and methodologies across departments.

• Performance Monitoring & Control
• Track plan vs. actual performance across all KPIs (production, service execution, utilization, delivery, etc.).
• Identify gaps in:
• Production planning and adherence
• Maintenance scheduling
• Resource utilization
• Material availability and delivery tracking

Highlight deviations and escalate critical risks to management.

• Reporting & Data Integrity
• Enforce timely submission of monthly reports from both departments.
• Review reports for:
• Accuracy
• Completeness
• KPI alignment
• Consolidate and present a management-level performance dashboard.

Ensure data consistency across all KPIs and reporting sections.

• Planning Improvement & Optimization
• Analyze inefficiencies such as:
• Production delays
• Low team utilization
• Poor schedule adherence
• Inaccurate job duration estimates
• Propose actionable improvements using best practices.
• Drive implementation of:
• Planning tools (ERP/MRP scheduling, trackers)
• Standard planning cycles (weekly/monthly)

Forecasting methods

• Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related field
• 10-15 years’ experience in:
• Production planning / maintenance planning / operations control
• Experience in both manufacturing and service environments is highly preferred

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills
• Excel / ERP / planning tools knowledge
• KPI design and performance tracking
• Strong coordination and stakeholder management
• Problem-solving and root cause analysis
• High attention to detail and discipline enforcement