Production Planner

The Production Planner is responsible for the accuracy and timeliness of all production processes. This person will plan, schedule, coordinate and monitor the flow of products through the complete production cycle. You must have the ability to provide timely planning and scheduling of manufacturing work orders to the manufacturing floor to achieve financial goals and customer delivery dates.

Responsibilities: 

·         Schedule production to ensure optimal productivity and on time delivery.

·         Evaluate equipment and resource capacity, and match to current order load

• Monitor material flow and identify any bottlenecks in process
• Identify and resolve problems relating to order flow
• Serves as a primary point of contact for supply chain, sales, logistics, and manufacturing departments.
• Participates in daily meetings to review production and communicates any issues related to schedule attainment
• Maintains finished goods inventory at target levels to ensure high service levels.
• Works as a team player to address production demands and resolve issues related to inventory, production schedules, and service levels
• Lead efforts in capacity and lead time planning as required.
• Create production and performance reports as required
• Track performance and lead corrective action in production scheduling through weekly and monthly measurements as developed jointly with senior management.
• Produce daily production schedules for manufacturing departments.
• Ensure the on-time delivery of our products to our customers.
• Generates purchase orders for specific commodities based on schedule and forecasted demand.
• Tracks and plans inventories of key raw materials and works with supply chain to develop solutions to any supply issues

Qualifications:

• Associate degree in Business, Engineering or Supply Chain.  Bachelor’s degree and technical certifications such as an APICS preferred
• 5 years’ experience as a production planner in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional organizational and time-management skills
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills
• Must be detail oriented
• Working knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems
• Familiarity with LEAN and Continuous Improvement principals preferred