Production Planner

Supervises

N/A

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Interprets sales orders, develops and maintains production schedules, calculates material requirements using MRP system and manually, releases manufacturing orders.
• Works from engineering drawings and system data to create material demand, production schedules and incorporate engineering change notices.
• Active management of job orders (release to close) to maintain standard work in process (SWIP) to facilitate flow through all process steps at takt time.
• Responsible for evaluating the demand planning monthly output from Sales Inventory Operations Planning (SIOP) process by analyzing material availability, machine/equipment/process capacity and manpower requirements.
• Solves problems associated with inventories, procurement, scheduling, work-in-process and shipments to ensure on-time delivery.
• Schedules and chairs meetings.
• Covers the efficient movement of materials with purchasing, production and engineering.
• Responsible for ERP (Made2Manage) data input and integrity: (BOM’s, cycle times, lead times, batch size)
• Updates and maintains router revisions of production documentation.
• Works with leadership to develop new and/or improved information system applications and department procedures, specifically Made2Manage to reconcile demand.
• Attends DLA meetings and participates as assigned.
• Prepares status reports as required.
• Covers project closeouts as assigned.
• Adds additional duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Education & Experience:
• High School Diploma required
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience with material and production planning information systems in a manufacturing environment (ERP/MRP).
• Experience working in aerospace environment preferred
• Made2Manage experience preferred
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
• Critical analysis of data integrity
• Ability to multitask and prioritize
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes required
• Knowledge and experience in lean manufacturing business systems preferred

Knowledge & Skills

• Computer Skills:
• Basic PC knowledge, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint

Physical/Mental Demands & Work Environment

• Position involves sitting, standing and/or walking.
• Position requires ability to frequently exert up to 10 pounds of force to move objects and occasionally exert up to 20 pounds of force to move objects.
• The work site is an industrial manufacturing operation and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) may be required in some aspects of the role.
• Work usually performed in air-conditioned office environment.