Production Planner

Jacquet; Limerick; On-site; EUR 47,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Dental Insurance

401K with company match

Disability and Life insurance

12 company paid holidays

Vacation Time off

Job summary

Jacquet in Limerick, PA is seeking a Production Planner to organize production according to demand and quality standards, ensuring timely, cost-efficient flow of operations. You will coordinate daily orders, plan manpower, equipment and materials, and collaborate with the plant manager to meet production needs.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will monitor progress, escalate delays, communicate with the sales team, prepare status reports, and maintain accurate inventory and paperwork

Qualifications

• Prior scheduling or planning experience in a production environment preferred, but not required.
• Understanding of OSHA regulations for general industry.
• Experience with AS9100 or ISO9001 preferred, but not required.
• Familiarity with metal industry and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the production workflow of daily orders.
• Plan and prioritize operations to ensure on-time order processing.
• Determine manpower, equipment and materials to cover demand; coordinate with plant manager.
• Monitor jobs to ensure timely completion and escalate delays as needed.
• Communicate issues with the sales team and respond to order status requests.
• Prepare and submit status and performance reports; keep paperwork organized.
• Collaborate with quality control, warehouse and other staff.
• Maintain accurate inventory and manage cycle counting.

Skills

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Leadership

Team building

Decision-making

Mechanical aptitude

Tools

AS9100 / ISO 9001 knowledge

Job description

Description

JACQUET is an established market leader in the distribution of stainless steel and nickel alloys in plate and round bar. Jacquet strives to be the best supplier of stainless steel and nickel cut parts by providing high quality in-house processing. Metals are sold either as-is or cut to made-to-measure sizes using plasma machines, water jets, lasers or saws. Jacquet applications cover many industrial sectors such as the water, environment, energy, mechanical and forged metal construction, chemical and agri-food, gas processing and storage, pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors. We have four strategically placed locations within the US including Pennsylvania, California, Texas, and Wisconsin with many more globally.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Production Planner at our Limerick, PA facility.

General Description:

Assist in organizing production according to demand and quality standards. Ensure orders are produced on time for distribution in a profitable manner, ensuring the timely and cost-efficient flow of our production operations.

Reports to: Operations Manager

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the production workflow of daily orders
• In conjunction with the Operations manager, plan and prioritize operations to ensure on-time order processing.
• Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand, coordinating with the plant manager to ensure needs are met.
• Monitor jobs to ensure they will finish on time – elevate potentially late orders to plant manager for remediation.
• Address issues when they arise aiming for minimum disruption.
• Communicate issues as they arise with the sales team.
• Respond to sales’ requests for order status.
• Obtain output information (number of finished products, percentage of defectives etc.).
• Prepare and submit status and performance reports
• Keep paperwork organized
• Collaborate with quality control, warehouse and other staff

Other Duties:

• Assist in maintaining accurate inventory.
• Manage cycle counting.
• Manage monthly scrap processes.

Requirements and Skills:

• Ability to create accountability and lead by example.
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills.
• Familiarity with metal industry
• Mechanical aptitude and technical expertise.
• Computer literacy with ERP systems and the Microsoft suite
• Knowledge of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, and inventory processes.

Qualifications:

• Prior scheduling or planning experience in a production environment preferred, but not required.
• Understanding of OSHA regulations for general industry.
• Experience with AS9100 or ISO9001 preferred, but not required

Benefits

• Health and Dental Insurance
• 401K with company match
• Company paid Disability and Life insurance
• 12 company paid holidays
• Vacation Time off

Pay commensurate with experience.