Randstad is a global leader in the HR services industry, specializing in recruitment, staffing, and outsourcing solutions across 39 countries. As one of the world's largest HR providers, the company operates at a massive scale, connecting millions of candidates with opportunities in sectors ranging from technology and engineering to healthcare and logistics.

In Spain, Randstad maintains one of the most extensive professional networks in the country, with a presence in nearly every major city. For international professionals, Randstad serves as a primary entry point into the Spanish labor market, offering specialized recruitment services through divisions like Randstad Technologies and Randstad Professionals, which frequently handle roles for multinational clients requiring English or other foreign languages.

Founded in 1960 by Frits Goldschmeding in the Netherlands, Randstad has grown from a small local operation into the world's largest HR service provider. The company expanded into Spain in the 1990s and has since solidified its position through major acquisitions like Vedior.

For international professionals

Operates a vast network of over 200 offices across Spain, providing local support in almost every province.
Features specialized divisions for IT, Engineering, and Life Sciences that are highly relevant for skilled international workers.
Acts as a primary recruiter for many Fortune 500 companies established in Spain.
Provides a wide variety of contract types, including permanent placements and long-term outsourcing projects.

Production Planning Technician

Randstad España

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

Do you have experience in developing plans and identifying production inefficiencies? Do you enjoy managing supply chain resources to prevent production downtime? Are you interested in actively participating in process improvement, digitalization, and planning tool optimization projects? Do you reside in Mallén or the surrounding areas? If the answer is yes, Randstad is looking for you!

Ensure efficient, realistic planning aligned with demand and production capacity, optimizing available resources (people, machinery, and raw materials), minimizing operational inefficiencies, and ensuring the fulfillment of service, cost, and quality objectives.

- Production Planning: Development of daily, weekly, and monthly production plans, adjusted to demand forecasts, firm orders, and available operational capacity. Sequencing of manufacturing orders, optimizing times, line changes, and resources.

- Production Analysis: Monitoring and analysis of key indicators (plan compliance, efficiency, waste, downtime, productivity per line), identifying deviations and proposing corrective actions.
- Production Process Optimization: Identification of inefficiencies in production planning and execution (bottlenecks, overloads, underutilization of resources), proposing improvements aimed at maximizing productivity and reducing operational costs.

- Capacity and Resource Management: Coordination with production, maintenance, and procurement to ensure the availability of necessary resources (personnel, raw materials, machinery) throughout the supply chain, anticipating needs and avoiding shortages or stoppages.

- Production Measurement and Control: Monitoring existing operational KPIs and identifying and implementing new relevant KPIs. Preparation of periodic reports for management with performance analysis, deviations, and improvement proposals.

- Interdepartmental Coordination: Liaison with procurement, logistics, quality, and commercial departments to align planning with demand, stock availability, and business priorities.

- Operational Incident Management: Agile replanning in the event of incidents (stockouts, breakdowns, demand changes), minimizing the impact on service and production efficiency.

- Continuous Improvement: Active participation in process improvement, digitalization, and planning tool optimization projects.

- Intermediate or higher vocational degree in Production Programming in Mechanical Manufacturing, Industrial Mechatronics, or similar.
- Minimum experience of 6 months - 1 year in production planning, supply chain, or industrial environments.
- Knowledge in: Production cost control, ERP / MRP systems, Excel, Industrial processes.
- Experience in the food industry or production environments is valued.

- Permanent contract from the start on the company's payroll
- Schedule: Central, flexible
- Salary range based on experience between 20,000 and 22,000 gross/year
- Growth opportunities and career development projection

View original advert (Spanish)

¿Tienes experiencia con la Elaboración de planes y la identificación de ineficiencias en la producción? ¿Te gusta gestionar recursos de la cadena de suministro para evitar paradas de producción? ¿Te interesa participar en activa en proyectos de mejora de procesos, digitalización y optimización de herramientas de planificación?¿Resides en Mallén o sus alrededores? Si la respuesta es sí, ¡en Randstad te estamos buscando!

Garantizar una planificación eficiente, realista y alineada con la demanda y capacidad productiva, optimizando los recursos disponibles (personas, maquinaria y materias primas), minimizando ineficiencias operativas y asegurando el cumplimiento de los objetivos de servicio, coste y calidad.

- Planificación de la producción: Elaboración de planes de producción diarios, semanales y mensuales, ajustados a la previsión de demanda, pedidos en firme y capacidad operativa disponible. Secuenciación de órdenes de fabricación optimizando tiempos, cambios de línea y recursos.

- Análisis de la producción: Seguimiento y análisis de los indicadores clave (cumplimiento del plan, eficiencia, mermas, tiempos muertos, productividad por línea), identificando desviaciones y proponiendo acciones correctoras.
- Optimización de procesos productivos: Identificación de ineficiencias en la planificación y ejecución de la producción (cuellos de botella, sobrecargas, infrautilización de recursos), proponiendo mejoras orientadas a maximizar la productividad y reducir costes operativos.

- Gestión de capacidad y recursos: Coordinación con producción, mantenimiento y aprovisionamiento para asegurar la disponibilidad de recursos necesarios (personal, materias primas, maquinaria) en toda la cadena de suministro, anticipando necesidades y evitando roturas o paradas.

- Medición y control de la producción: Seguimiento de KPIs operativos ya existentes e identificación e implantación de nuevos KPIs relevantes. Elaboración de informes periódicos para dirección con análisis de rendimiento, desviaciones y propuestas de mejora.

- Coordinación interdepartamental: Interlocución con los departamentos de aprovisionamiento, logística, calidad y comercial para alinear la planificación con la demanda, disponibilidad de stock y prioridades de negocio.

- Gestión de incidencias operativas: Replanificación ágil ante incidencias (roturas de stock, averías, cambios de demanda), minimizando el impacto en el servicio y en la eficiencia productiva.

- Mejora continua: Participación activa en proyectos de mejora de procesos, digitalización y optimización de herramientas de planificación.