Our client, a growing organization in the manufacturing sector, is seeking a Production Planner to join their team. This role provides an opportunity for someone to contribute to production scheduling and operations in a collaborative environment. The Production Planner is responsible for coordinating manufacturing activities, optimizing resource utilization, and ensuring timely delivery of products.
Salary + Additional Benefits:
$61,000-$80,000
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
401K with company match
Location: Houston, TX Type of Position: Direct Hire
Responsibilities:
Plan capacity on cell level.
Optimize Schedule to ensure orders meet expected delivery date.
Coordinate with Supply Chain.
Keep Sales and Customer Service updated on orders.
Ensure correct data in ERP system.
Manufacturing/Service Production Scheduling work focuses on scheduling production, processing, assembly, and packaging activities including:
Selecting and sequencing available resources and required processing to individual work centers or lines
Implementing scheduling changes due to backlogs, design changes, machine downtime or material/labor shortages
Responsible for reviewing the sales orders, ensuring the availability of materials for manufacturing/service to commence production, and coordinating production schedules.
Develop and implement production plans to maximize the use of the organization's resources and meet established production specifications and schedules; volume, cost, and wastage targets; and quality standards.
Use engineering plans, contracts, and production specifications to produce schedules and production plans and estimate the human resources, tools, and equipment needed to manufacture products.
Monitor production/service activity and analyze production data so that the flow of materials is timed to meet production requirements.
Prepare work orders for production/service or purchase requests based on production/service schedules.
Evaluate production/service specifications and plant capacity data to determine manufacturing processes and calculate machine and operator loads.
Requirements:
One to four years of experience in materials planning, scheduling, or supply chain within a manufacturing environment
Bachelor's degree in business, logistics, or related field preferred
Experience with MRP systems
Knowledge of lean manufacturing or six sigma practices is a plus
CPIM certification is a plus
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Strong communication skills, with ability to adapt messaging across departments
Capable of responding swiftly and effectively to changing production requirements
Experience in a fast-paced environment
Given the jobs involvement with sensitive and/or classified U.S. military information, consistent with federal regulation and government contract requirements, this position requires the employee to hold either US Citizenship or US National status.
Due to the high volume of applications we typically receive, we regret that we are not able to personally respond to all applications. However, if you are invited to take the next step in the process, you will typically be contacted within one week of submitting your application.
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Numbers & Facts
Location
Houston, TX
Salary
$61,000–$80,000 Per Year
Skills
Calendar Managementunmatched
Capacity Managementunmatched
Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)unmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Contract Requirementsunmatched
Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
Data Analysisunmatched
Dental Insuranceunmatched
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
Federal Laws and Regulationsunmatched
Government Contractsunmatched
Government Requirementsunmatched
Human Resourcesunmatched
Lean Manufacturingunmatched
Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
Logisticsunmatched
Manufacturingunmatched
Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
Materials Planningunmatched
Microsoft Officeunmatched
Order Deliveryunmatched
Production Controlunmatched
Production Planningunmatched
Production Scheduleunmatched
Production Specificationsunmatched
Quality Metricsunmatched
Resource Utilizationunmatched
Salesunmatched
Supply Chainunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
United States Citizenunmatched
United States Militaryunmatched
Vision Planunmatched
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