Production Planner

The Production Planner is responsible for executing job/role accountabilities, working independently on most aspects of the job, and making decisions that may have a negative impact on division/departments operations, schedules, and/or performance goals. The role involves planning, organizing, controlling, and executing production schedules for designated products, analyzing inputs, and revising plans as required.

Requirements

• Plans, organizes, controls, and executes production schedules for designated products
• Analyzes inputs to determine schedule
• Ensures quality and integrity of information used to generate materials requirements plan
• Revises plans as required based on analysis of actuals versus plan
• Manages issues associated with engineering changes
• Participates in the introduction of new products and supports the transfer/de-transfer of existing products
• Communicates information on materials availability
• Maintains knowledge of customer volume fluctuations and determines materials required
• Develops and communicates short- and long-term commitments to customers to ship products
• Coordinates necessary resources to meet shipment commitments
• Reviews and reports on aggregate levels of product inventory
• Develops recovery plans if missed shipments occur
• Leads continuous improvement of planning processes
• Provides leadership and support to employees
• Makes decisions surrounding workload allocation and hiring practices
• Provides expert role to other sites and departments

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program