Production Planner
Production Planner
Responsible for planning and scheduling jobs in the factory within the standard practice, policy and SC and A Code of Ethics. The responsibilities will be focused on the planner’s value stream product line (Marine Hydraulics).
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Plan and manages production schedules to ensure 100% on-time delivery of all customer orders.
- Responsible for the analysis of sales order releases with respect to capacity planning and material requirements.
- Manages and presents production plan for product line looking out 1-3 years.
- Compiles production financial plan for fiscal year and updates month by month. Drives material and production to achieve set goals.
- Provide initial customer order ship date promises to customer service.
- Reviews customer orders to determine type and quantity of materials required, availability of stock, and order priority.
- Manages inventory levels to meet goals for both WIP and finished goods.
- Complete shipping information and delivery date input.
- Order floor stock with shelf life material for production.
- Interface with manufacturing personnel, purchasing personnel, etc. on material status and production planning issues.
- Determines new product requirements and current inventory status of component parts, orders materials, and monitors the status of these materials.
- Analysis Support – shipment plans, changes and effects, gross margin, cycle time, on time, scrap, capacity, etc.
- Assist in maintaining accuracy of the database by arranging for the correction of errors and the MRP item master maintenance of new information.
- Production Planning, both short term to meet shipment schedules (contract due dates and shipment plans) and long term (backlog analysis)
- Prioritize receiving inspection to ensure steady flow of material to stock, backlog analysis, revenue planning (flash report), and SJDP input.
Required Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
- Associates Degree in Business required and 5 years’ experience or;
- High School Diploma/GED and 4-8 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment or related field.
- Experience with purchasing, expediting, MRP/ ERP systems, quality/continuous improvement initiatives, manufacturing safety practices and MS Office applications.
- JIT, TRM, APICS Certification or similar
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Attendance and punctuality at work are essential functions of this position.
Preferred Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
Qualifications
Education
Required
High School or better.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
