Program Production Planner 1

Location: Salt Lake City, UT (On-site)

About the role

The Production Planner interfaces with multiple departments and organizations, and is primarily responsible for ensuring project deliverables are completed on schedule. Highly skilled and experienced senior support individual contributor. Works autonomously. Acts as a mentor to lower-level peers and provides guidance on tasks. Makes recommendations for process improvements. Works on assignments requiring development of concepts and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Perform critical path analysis to identify and mitigate delays that could impact production schedules
• Analyze material configuration and job order status using Windows-based computer systems and software
• Coordinate and negotiate workflow through multiple work centers via various functional organizations to secure needed resources while ensuring changing customer demands and schedule deadlines are met
• Identify and create goals that lead to the successful completion of project deliverables within the allotted time
• Effectively communicate detailed schedule development to stakeholders, department leads, production management, and executive management
• Perform detailed schedule, risk, and continuous improvement-based analysis to identify, develop, and drive solutions
• Frequently lifts, twists, and rotates with 32 pounds on a consistent basis
• Works overtime, weekend, holiday and/or second shift hours as needed by program

Qualifications

Requires advanced job knowledge/skills. Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience, or 2 years post-secondary/Associate's Degree with a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.

Preferred skills

• Experience in project or program execution techniques
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint)
• Experience with SAP or other ERP/MRP systems

Schedule

9/80 schedule