Production Planner

About the role

Responsible for ensuring the CAD (DETAILING)/FAB process results in products that are fabricated by the Shop personnel meet or exceed the customer’s requirements. Ensures continuous improvement of the company’s employees through development planning. Assists the shop Superintendent with the daily Production Planning. Assists in the scheduling of fabrication. Supervises and coordinates material procurement with purchasing to meet requirements of fabrication sequence plans based on construction schedules and shop requirements. Interprets specifications and blueprints as needed for recommended process, improvements, and potential cost impacts. Manages and analyzes shop productivity tracking, establishes shop production rates for review and disposition by shop superintendent.

Responsibilities

• Aid the Shop Superintendent in ensuring the CAD/FAB process meets customer requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of employees through development planning.
• Coordinate daily Production Planning tasks.
• Schedule fabrication activities.
• Manage material procurement to meet fabrication sequence plans.
• Interpret specifications and blueprints for process recommendations and cost impacts.
• Enter production sequences into internal scheduling programs and develop work orders for fabrication.
• Analyze shop productivity and establish production rates for review.

Qualifications

• Receives direct supervision.
• Performs technical responsibilities.
• Contributes to concept, technique, and procedure development.
• Coordinates tasks within a specific range of responsibilities under established procedures.
• Works under general supervision of an experienced professional or manager.
• Requires judgment or initiative in resolving issues and making recommendations.