Production Planner

As a Production Planner, you will be responsible for developing and coordinating production schedules to accurately plan and ensure efficient production capacity and meet on-time delivery and required inventory levels. To be successful in this role, you will identify opportunities to improve processes and control costs.

THIS POSITION MAY BE FOR YOU IF…
• You have a bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field.
• You have a minimum one year of experience in manufacturing planning/scheduling.
• You have experience with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) information systems.
• You are proficient with Microsoft Office.
• You have strong attention to detail.
• You are organized, focused, and results oriented.
• You are a problem-solver with critical thinking and prioritizing skills.
• You have excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

WE WOULD REALLY LIKE IT IF… (but it’s not a deal breaker)
• You have experience with manufacturing drawings.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT…
• Review customer orders and sales requirements for attainability
• Develop and analyze schedules in accordance with sales forecast and create production orders to meet customer and stocking needs
• Manage production resources to ensure actionable and efficient production schedules
• Facilitate Engineering Change Order implementation for purchasing, material control and production
• Review forecasted production orders and adjust schedules as needed to address production issues or changing priorities
• Coordinate with Purchasing, Operations and Sales to ensure that minimum inventory levels are met to support customer requirements
• Implement and monitor workflow and production activity within the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to meet production deadlines