Production Planner - Print

Collide, part of the Propelis Group, provides brand activation solutions across print, promo, digital, and fabrication, supporting large and small brands around the world from brand creation to implementation.

About the role

The Production Planner prepares, coordinates, and approves the master production and delivery schedule of all products through production. The main focus of this role is to coordinate daily production schedules through print production, ensuring that downstream work centers are set up for success. This role interfaces with operations and purchasing to assure successful execution of projects. Candidates in the EST time zone preferred; occasional onsite visits to Butler, PA may be necessary.

Responsibilities

• Work with Project Management, and access reports, schedules, planning boards, and various system files to acquire a detailed understanding of project plans, activity timelines, and target dates.
• Attend regular planning/scheduling meetings according to the work center's scheduling requirements.
• Initiate direct communication with the project management, planning, and manufacturing groups as required to assure a complete understanding and communication of manufacturing plans, activity schedules, and target dates.
• Review specific activity planning data to assure the most practical and cost-effective execution and recommend alternative planning as required.
• Prepare and monitor all delivery reports and prioritize to meet management directives.
• Review all activity requests, action notices, and other documents or files that describe the activities and target dates to be scheduled.
• Assign activities to appropriate staff, work centers, and/or machines.
• Confirm and document activity durations and calculate start dates required to meet timeline target dates.
• Confirm that the planned activity start dates will result in completion of the activities by the timeline target dates.
• Create, post, and maintain work center and/or machine activity schedules that will assure successful execution of all scheduled projects.
• Initiate communication with area managers, planners, schedulers, and project managers as required to confirm that schedule issues are being identified and resolved in order to assure that activity target dates are being met.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Production, or related fields preferred but not necessary.
• Previous production scheduling experience preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Print industry experience preferred.
• High degree of proficiency in MS Office Suite, Outlook, and Internet applications.
• Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), and planning skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, and reasoning).
• Solid understanding and application of mathematical concepts.
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as internal and external clients.
• Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
• Ability to work with and influence peers and management.
• Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines, and reporting.
• (Routine/Periodic/Occasional) travel either locally, nationally, and/or internationally may be required.

Physical Aspects / Work Environment

• Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk, hear, and see.
• Regularly/Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly/Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold & heat, risk of electrical shock, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low/moderate.

About Propelis

Propelis is a portfolio of global marketing services and technology companies with a combined legacy of 150+ years, 2,000+ clients, 9,000 employees, and operations across 30 countries. Propelis provides the scale and support of a global organization while preserving the unique culture and identity of each company in its portfolio.

Pay

The U.S. pay range for this position is $60,000 USD - $70,000 USD annually. Ultimately, in determining pay, we will consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Benefits

• A selection of health care plans with prescription drug coverage.
• Dental plan.
• Vision plan.
• Basic and supplemental life insurance.
• A flexible spending account for medical and dependent care expenses or a health savings account based on plan selection.
• Short/long term disability.
• 401(k) Savings Plan.

This is a remote position in the US, open to candidates in various states with the exception of those residing in: AK, DC, ME, NH, NM, OK, HI, MS, MT, NV, NE, ND, SD, VT, WV, WY.