Job Description:
The Production Planner creates, analyzes, and consolidates data, such as work orders, product specifications, engineering drawings, parts and materials inventory lists, and machine and worker production rates/capacities, to establish efficient allocation and scheduling of parts, materials, labor, machines, and sequences of operations workflow to achieve maximum run time, efficiencies and inventory accuracy.
Responsibilities
Establish production schedules to meet customer expectations while maintaining a consistent production environment
Prepare and consolidate job documentation and instructions for shop floor activities.
Analyze, plan, and manage production schedules based on capacities of equipment, material, machine and labor.
Analyze current, backlog job orders, and accordingly develop/adjust production plan and schedules.
Develop and negotiate lead times with commercial and operation teams based on customer requirement and material, labor and machine capacities. Elevate any issues to master planning for regional resolution.
Monitor the execution of work orders, engineering drawings, and material flow to meet establish production schedules
Review production plan, and inventory levels to identify risks and communicate required long-range capacity changes required to the Plant Manager and Master Planner.
Plan inventory management to avoid any shortages and excesses.
Review, change, and communicate required schedule changes to purchasing, operations, and commercial teams
Develop and document process improvements for inventory, manufacturing and production control systems to meet business objectives.
Investigate production control problems, analyze root causes, and derive solutions.
Develop positive relationship with operation and commercial staffing to meet customer demand and productivity goals.
Work with materials, manufacturing and purchasing departments in identifying and resolving production planning problems.
Requirements
Ability to handle multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced environment
3+ years of planning experience in a manufacturing environment
Ability to interact with all levels within the organizations, both internal and external
Ability to maintain accurate records
Ability to maintain excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to work in manufacturing shop floor environment
Proficiency in Word, Excel, and Power Point
Minimum Education Required: Bachelor's Degree in Business or comparable work experience