Production Planner

Position Summary

PennEngineering is a company dedicated to innovation and collaboration, fostering an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds are valued. We seek a Production Planner who will play a crucial role in supporting our team's mission to make the world better.

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer demand and create a plan to satisfy requirements utilizing information in JDE and planning reports.
• Develop and maintain an effective communication process that informs sales personnel of potential discrepancies between our supply plan and the customer requirements.
• Release work orders in a timely manner that will ensure adherence to the supply plan.
• Work with manufacturing personnel to ensure on time completion of the shop floor schedules and initiate the resolution process for any capacity problems that occur.
• Monitor outside process suppliers to ensure on time completion of purchase orders.
• Source product from other PEM facilities to support supply plan.
• Track past due and on time shipments for assigned product families.
• Responsible for additional projects such as: Developing action plans for scheduling new processes. Updating the manufacturing outlook as required. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business preferred.
• Five (5) years of manufacturing systems experience.
• Basic knowledge of MRP principles.
• Multi-process experience strongly preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft office.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Physical Requirements

• Visual acuity to work on computers.
• Ability to travel by air, as well as other conventional modes of transportation.