Planning Assistant

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

The Planning Assistant will be responsible for planning and coordinating production schedules in order to ensure all company goals and customer demands are met. Planning Assistant will work closely with production supervisors, the quality department, purchasing and the ERP / Materials Manager to ensure materials are available, production is flowing as scheduled, and customer demans are met. The planning assistant will also be responsible for communicating areas of opportunity and delivery delays to appropriate personnel.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Direct responsibility for creating and maintaining production schedules for New York facility,

· Assist supersvisors with identifying bottlenecks and other production issues,

· Review incoming customer orders to ensure quoted timelines are feasible,

· Provide scheduling reports to production supervisors and members of management outlining demands, lates, and related issues,

· Ensure on-time delivery to our customers,

· Communicate with the customer service department, and occassional external customers in a professional, clear, and concise manner,

· Attend daily production meetings, weekly planning meetings, and other meetings are necessary,

· Assist purchasing & ERP / Materials Manager working with suppliers when necessary.

COMPETENCIES:

· Detail oriented,

· Energetic, outgoing, and able to change proiorities as scheduiling, production, and customer demands change,

· Able to work as an effective team player while being an individual contributor,

· Strong computer skills,

· Strong writing and verbal communication skills,

· Experience working with ERP systems, Syteline highly desireable.

RECOMMENDED EDUCATION / SKILLS:

· Associate degree in business management, with a logistics background preferred,

· Two (2) to five (5) years excperience in prduction control and scheduling in a manufacturing environment,

· MRP experience, experience with Sytleine highly desireable.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The position will work in both an office and manufacturing environment. Work environment may be in a climate controlled facility and may be exposed to a variety of weather elements.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move more than 20 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

EEO / ADA:

Thomas Electronics, Inc. is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. Thomas Electronics, Inc. will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you are an applicant interested in applying for an employment opportunity, or an existing employee and feel you need a reasonable accommodation pursuant to the ADA, please contact us Human Resources at (315) 923-2051, Extension 209.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $28.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person
• Office

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Clyde, NY 14433 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Clyde, NY 14433: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20 - $28