Materials & Production Planner

About the Role

The Planner is responsible for creating, executing, and controlling materials and production planning for subassemblies and finished goods utilizing Oracle MRP system. This position requires a high-level of organization, communication, and negotiation skills. Owns the information about materials, machines, and tooling to balance the schedules to meet customer demands. Must balance inventory levels, manpower, and machine efficiency to ensure products are delivered on-time, at the right cost and at the highest quality.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Creates master schedules to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates according to sales forecasts or customer orders.

· Plans and schedules workflow for each department and operation according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times.

· Confers with department supervisors to determine status of assigned projects.

· Expedites operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.

· Prepares production reports.

· Creates and releases the MES jobs for the production lines.

· Ensures all materials are available and transacted appropriately.

· Jobs are completed in timely fashion to meet ship dates.

· Accuracy of serialized components is critical.

· Planner needs to be tightly integrated with both the materials and production teams.

· Assist with quarterly physical inventories and weekly cycle counts.

· Manages the transactions for yield loss and rework.

Education/ Skills / Experience:

· Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain, or related field; 5 years’ previous experience as a materials and production scheduler, planner or related position; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

· Previous experience with ERP/MRP systems.

· Multi-tasker, collaborative and inclusive.

· Thorough, critical thinking to improve processes.

· Able to analyze problems and strategize for better solutions.

· Excellent conflict-resolution and decision-making abilities.

· Excellent communication, interpersonal, and written skills.

· Very organized, self-motivated to properly identify priorities.

· Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel).

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Ability to be on the factory floor for long periods of time, potentially working across shifts at times.

· Stamina to occasionally work 50+ hours/week to support plant performance.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to noisy.