Planner/Scheduler

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for coordinating and developing production schedules
• Take stock of inventory levels and facilitate providing necessary materials and components
• Plan, schedule, coordinate and/or monitor products through the complete production cycle based on customer orders and delivery requirements
• Work from engineering plans and production specifications to establish production schedules, labor loading, and capacity requirements
• Read and execute Engineering Change Notices (ECN) designs in a timely manner
• Cookordinate production plans to ensure materials are provided according to schedules
• Make or recommend revisions to planned production schedules as necessary when schedules cannot be met
• Manage shortage report and be the liaison between Operations and Purchasing
• Help automate manual reports as needed

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of manufacturing capabilities and processes
• Strong background in MRP
• Solid understanding of master scheduling and forecasting processes
• Proficiency in Excel (advanced formulas, multiple tabs, pivot tables, linking spreadsheets)
• Willingness to go to shop floor to validate schedule/line items being worked and to better understand processes to incorporate into planning
• Experience in a similar role within a manufacturing environment
• Good communication skills
• Multitask oriented and able to work in a team environment