Junior Production Planner

Hutchinson Industries Inc; Trenton (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Hutchinson Industries, Inc. is seeking a Junior Production Planner in Trenton, NJ to review customer demand and schedule manufacturing orders to ensure on-time delivery.

This full-time clerical role requires close collaboration with Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, Logistics and Sales, with responsibilities including releasing orders, providing lead times, tracking orders, and communicating potential delays.

Qualifications

• Experience in a production environment is required.
• Experience in planning and/or inventory control is required.
• Basic computer/PC skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Review reports and ERP for new or revised orders.
• Release manufacturing orders based on demand and manage schedules.
• Provide lead times to Sales and updates on existing orders.
• Track status of customer and manufacturing orders.
• Inform management of potential delays affecting on-time delivery.
• Review material requirements with Purchasing and Materials.
• Monitor inventory and deliveries.
• Assist with inventory cycle counts.
• Follow Supervisor instructions and safety rules.

Skills

Production environment experience

Planning and inventory control

Basic computer/PC skills

Job description

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Junior Production Planner

Full Time Regular Clerical Trenton, NJ, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1384

Salary Range: $60,000.00 To $65,000.00 Annually

Junior Production Planner

General Description

The Junior Production Planner is responsible for reviewing customer demand and scheduling manufacturing orders for the production departments to ensure the on‑time delivery of products to our customers. The junior planner is required to communicate effectively and work closely with all supporting departments of the organization that impact production including Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, Logistics, and Sales.

Specific Duties

• Review reports and the ERP system for new and/or revised customer orders.
• Release manufacturing orders based on demand and manage production schedules and priorities with the Production Departments.
• Provide the Sales Department with lead times for new orders and provide updates on existing orders.
• Keep current on the status of customer orders and manufacturing orders.
• Keep management informed of potential delays that may impact on‑time delivery of customer orders.
• Review material requirements and availability with the Purchasing and Materials Department.
• Keep current on the status of material deliveries and inventory.
• Assist with inventory cycle counts.
• Follow instructions from Supervisor.
• Follow all applicable environmental, health and safety rules and procedures and immediately report all dangerous situations, near‑misses, and injuries.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a production environment required.
• Previous experience working in a planning and/or inventory control position required.
• Basic computer/PC skills are required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

The employee frequently is required to sit; walk, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, for viewing a computer terminal distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception vision for driving and ability to adjust focus.

This position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions

Personal Protective Equipment

The following list of PPE is required while in the manufacturing area.

• Safety Glasses conforming to ANSI Z87.1 or higher
• Steel Toe Safety Shoes conforming to OSHA General Industry Standards 29 CFR 1910
• Hearing protection conforming to OSHA General Industry Standards 29 CFR 1910

Hutchinson Industries, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

This position is exempt. Hutchinson Industries, Inc. reserves the right to modify the job description based upon its needs and may require the employee to perform functions beyond those mentioned above. Neither this job description nor any other communication creates an employment contract between Hutchinson Industries, Inc. nor the employee, and either one may terminate employment without notice at any time.