Production Planner - Fabrication (2nd Shift)

About the role

Siemens is looking for a Production Planner for their Fort Worth, Texas manufacturing facility. The growing facility has more than one hundred employees that produce high-quality, make-to-order power distribution equipment for the western United States market. Processes include material handling, metal fabrication, final assembly and test. The position is responsible to balance supply and demand and coordinate the different functions within the manufacturing plant to ensure the completion of customer orders on time in the most cost‑effective/productive way to meet financial targets.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and balance supply and demand.
• Evaluate work center capacity and material supply to develop detailed production plans to achieve a high level of schedule adherence.
• Work closely with production and customer service to plan and prioritize operations to fulfill customer requirements on time and ensure maximum performance, considering resources needed and available, while meeting financial goals.
• Drive and coordinate daily production meetings.
• Analyze large amounts of data to develop strategies for continuous improvement.
• Review, update and/or fix SAP material master or configurations.
• Responsible for meeting delivery reliability, schedule adherence and cost‑saving/productivity initiatives for the site.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering desired (candidates with varying degrees considered based on experience); High School Diploma or GED equivalency minimum; 2+ years of experience in a production role in a manufacturing environment; Proficient in Microsoft Office Products, particularly Excel; Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.
• Preferred Qualifications: APICS Certification; Lean Manufacturing experience; Microsoft Access; Excel Macros.