What are the responsibilities and job description for the Planner/Expeditor position at Leggett & Platt?
We make life more comfortable.
Leggett & Platt’s overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives – by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future.
Leggett & Platt’s inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. As The Components People, we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life, including mattress springs and carpet cushion, as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products.
From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion, Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile, and geo components industries.
Learn more about the history of Leggett: https://leggett.com/history
Aerospace
At L&P Aerospace, we specialize in creating complex tube and duct assemblies using high-performance materials capable of withstanding extreme pressure, temperature, and chemical interaction.
After our materials have gone through the necessary processes, we are left with high-performance finished goods that are ready to be incorporated into assemblies for our customers.
Learn more about L&P Aerospace: Aerospace
POSITION SUMMARY: This position is responsible for coordinating and expediting the flow of work and materials between departments ensuring the manufacturing priorities support the customer’s production schedules.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Review and distribute production, work, and shipment schedules.
- Work with manufacturing managers to determine progress of work and completion dates
- Work with Master Production Scheduler
- Use ERP system to develop and communicate short and mid-term job production schedule that supports customer’s needs and overall business goals.
- Provide status reports of parts in production as required
- Monitor jobs to ensure they will finish on time.
- Address issues when they arise.
- Collaborate with quality, logistics, and members of management team.
- Release productions jobs in a timely and efficient manner.
- Move material between departments for prioritizing/expediting purposes.
Who we are and what we offer
Our comprehensive benefits package includes: medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, stock plans, employee discounts, and more.
Since 1883, Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG) has been creating a wide variety of innovative products that can be found in most homes, offices, and automobiles. Today our growing 137-year-old company is comprised of 15 business units and 140 facilities located in 18 countries. We’re not just hiring, we’re building a better company. Learn more about what Leggett life is like here: lifeatleggett.com
You can also create a profile, view, and apply for other open jobs: careers.leggett.com
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