Production Planner Scheduler 1

About the role

Enercon Industries is a mid-sized family company that manufactures technical equipment for a variety of industries globally. Our Induction Cap Sealers and Surface Treating equipment are among the best in the world, and we pride ourselves on being the market leader and innovation driver in our field. The Production Planner Scheduler I role coordinates all aspects of materials, labor, and equipment utilization for assigned product lines and manufacturing departments to ensure on-time start and completion of customer orders. This position maintains high standards for ERP system Master Data accuracy, communicates production status to key stakeholders, and drives improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Capacity (SQDC) in the manufacturing environment. This role directly impacts the success of our manufacturing people, processes, and Enercon's ability to service our customers.

Responsibilities

• Establish the production schedule and rough-cut capacity plan for assigned product areas and manufacturing departments by balancing customer order demand, inventory replenishment demand, production capacity, resource, and material constraints, while achieving >90% on-time delivery.
• Rigorously evaluate and manage ERP master data for consistency and accuracy to ensure real-time status of customer orders, capacity utilization, inventory levels, material delivery or shortages, and to maximize the opportunity to manage by exception and support long-term requirements planning.
• Establish and maintain proper inventory levels and replenishment strategies or tactics to maintain or improve lead times, both to customers and internal departments.
• Collaborate with Purchasing to ensure timely delivery of sourced or sub-contracted materials or services supporting the production schedule.
• Coordinate with Receiving, Inventory, Kitting, and Material Handling staff to ensure effective and timely tracking and delivery of materials within Enercon manufacturing facilities.
• Ensure inventory transactions are performed correctly by all staff and communicate or escalate issues as necessary.
• Collaborate and maintain communication with Sales, Engineering, and Manufacturing leadership on order completion dates, ensuring accuracy and consistency of ERP system data, status notes, and verbal/email communication.
• Communicate with company personnel as required to keep them informed of delivery schedules, material lead-times, status of Engineering Changes, or development and introduction of New Products. This includes daily attendance at manufacturing department meetings, twice-weekly Order Status meetings, and monthly S&OP meetings.
• Update published lead times for assigned product lines at least monthly or as directed.
• Establish a level-loaded schedule for assigned manufacturing departments in alignment with the master production schedule, following the priorities of customer orders, safety stock, and forecasted demand.
• Perform frequent reviews of manufacturing master data, department work cues, material shortage reports, and make corrections to ensure adherence to established or revised production priorities.
• Ensure materials are planned or procured correctly and are on time or expedited to meet the master production schedule.
• Quickly, clearly, and effectively escalate exceptions to the appropriate person or persons and follow through diligently to recover, maintain, or improve production output.
• Process sub-contract receipts, RMAs, DMRs, and rework jobs as required to ensure timely status reporting and resolution of issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or Operations Management, or an associate degree with one (1) or more years of work experience in Production Scheduling, Supply Chain, Business, Materials Management, or a related field.
• Good verbal and written communication skills to inform the organization on order, job, and operation status.
• Basic knowledge of ERP systems is preferred; Epicor ERP is the most preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word is required. Basic data extraction, Excel trend analysis, and forecasting capabilities are required.
• Basic ability to understand and interpret engineering drawings, technical data, and product specifications is desirable.
• CPIM, ASCM, and/or ISM certifications are a plus.
• May occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds to move parts, materials, and product.