Position Summary:

The Production Planner is responsible for establishing, reviewing and maintaining the production schedule in alignment with the Master Production Schedule.  Establishing the production plan will involve working closely with operations leaders, and others to coordinate manufacturing plans that achieve the company objectives relative to customer service, efficient resource/capacity utilization and inventory investment.

Position Responsibilities:

• Establishes production priorities for customer demand consistent with master scheduling requirements, inventory objectives, and service level goals
• Reconciles order discrepancies
• Communicates with assembly; purchasing, and sales to ensure customer priorities are met
• Review and update changes to item attributes, routings, and other system parameters to correctly drive MRP
• Checks availability of all components and expedite buyers when necessary to meet customer requirements
• Develop and manage metrics for OTS, Productivity, Revenue, Past Due Backlog, and unit production
• Reschedule production plan based on material availability and manufacturing lead times
• Manages rejected and rework product planning
• Coordinates manufacturing activities and monitors schedule and production performance against plan
• Meet daily with the cross-functional team to resolve delayed shipments to customers, component shortages, overtime needs, and production and material issues

Key Competencies and Success Factors:

·        Ability to effectively make complex decisions with limited time and information based off the plant’s current priorities

·        Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple disciplines

·        Strong interpersonal skills and independent problem resolution

·        Strong ability to access data, analyze data, and manipulate data to assist in job function and decision making.

·        Working knowledge of ERP systems

·        Maintain product knowledge in terms of options, substitutions, critical functions/components, etc.

·        Must possess a strong customer service orientation and must provide dedicated support of internal and external customer requirements

·        Has an understanding of order makeup and BOM Structure

·        Must be a strong written and verbal communicator, able to communicate to various audiences effectively

Qualifications:

·        BS/BA degree in business or related field preferred. High school diploma required.

·        Minimum of 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

·        APICS Certification in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) preferred.

·        Experience in operations, inventory management, MRP and lean manufacturing processes.

·        Experience with visual management systems.

This role has been designated by the Company as Safety Sensitive. 

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.