Shopfloor Planner

Job Description

Shop Floor Planner

Are you passionate about turning production plans into seamless daily execution?

Bring your planning expertise to one of the world's most recognized brands and help ensure the smooth flow of production operations that ultimately deliver LEGO® products to children and families around the world. As a Shop Floor Planner, you will play a critical role in balancing production capacity, inventory, labor resources, and operational priorities to support business performance and customer satisfaction.  

Core Responsibilities

• Execute and coordinate the daily production sequence for Final Pack, Pre-Pack, and Processing operations based on production plans released by Production Planning.
• Monitor and rebalance production plans throughout the week to ensure alignment with business priorities, labor availability, and machine utilization.
• Maintain accurate planning data in SAP and ensure production schedules remain feasible and achievable.
• Partner with Operations to optimize labor allocation and provide visibility into staffing requirements across production areas.  
• Manage production priorities and provide direction during operational disruptions such as absenteeism, equipment downtime, or unexpected production constraints.
• Collaborate closely with Material Planning and Molding Planning teams to mitigate material shortages and minimize operational impacts.  
• Monitor key performance indicators including OTIF, Schedule Adherence, Production Accomplishment, and Volume Delivery, identifying root causes and driving corrective actions.
• Support year-end activities, including coordination of delivery waste purchase orders and related planning activities.

Play Your Part in Our Team Succeeding

The Shop Floor Planner plays an instrumental role in the Finished Goods planning process and serves as a key connection between planning and manufacturing operations. This role ensures that daily production activities remain aligned with business priorities while maintaining operational stability and supporting future production requirements.

By proactively managing production schedules, inventory considerations, and operational challenges, you will help ensure the right products are available at the right time while supporting efficient manufacturing operations across the site.

Do You Have What It Takes?

Required Qualifications

• Experience in production planning, manufacturing planning, or inventory analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience working within a manufacturing environment.
• Intermediate English proficiency (B2 level).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Work schedule 4x4 

Nice to Have

• Experience using SAP.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Knowledge of structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with cross-functional teams.

Note: This position is based at our LEGO Operaciones de Mexico manufacturing factory located in Cienega de Flores, NL This is not a remote position  

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here are some of what to expect:

Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme

Your workplace: Your workplace will be the office, store or factory specified in this advert.

Hybrid Working: Our hybrid work model, Best of Both offers you the option of flexibility to work from home up to two days per week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of the model, including how this option applies to your role and team.

Learn more about our benefits, culture and workplace experience here

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.
 
The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”
                                                                                                                                             
The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

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Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.