Master Scheduler & Production Planner

Apex Tool Group; Lexington (SC); In loco; USD 60.000 - 85.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Apex Tool Group in South Carolina seeks a Production Planner/Scheduler to lead planning, scheduling, and expediting of materials and products in our manufacturing operation. You will analyze MRP and CRP to determine production requirements to meet the Master Production Schedule.

Key responsibilities include planning production, releasing orders, coordinating with vendors, maintaining records, ensuring material availability, and driving on-time delivery.

Competenze

• Associate's degree is required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 3+ years' experience in production control, master scheduling, or production planning.
• APICS certification preferred.

Mansioni

• Plan and schedule the production of assigned products and value streams.
• Determine processing schedules and release dates for orders based on workload, material availability, or lead time.
• Coordinate with outside vendors to understand lead times and ensure on-time delivery.
• Release PO for outside vendor processing.
• Prepare and maintain records for routine shop orders and material releases, releasing work to the shop floor per schedules.
• Ensure material availability to meet customer and interplant orders and prioritize backorders.
• Determine production status to adjust scheduling and align with business demand.
• Collaborate with Operations to align with production needs and ensure quality.
• Achieve on-time delivery to service customers' needs.
• Participate in daily shop-floor walkthroughs to identify expedited items.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement and cost-reduction activities.
• Work with quality to maintain certifications and specs during production.
• Prepare, print, and file job packets for vendors for outside operations.
• Participate in contract reviews for new business and set up new parts in system.
• Coordinate with buyers to ensure parts are ordered in time for on-time delivery.
• Update Level 2 metrics boards for Past Due/OTD/Sales and present them weekly.

Conoscenze

Production planning

Communication

Prioritization

Formazione

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree preferred

APICS certification preferred

Strumenti

SAP

Descrizione del lavoro

Apex Tool Group in South Carolina seeks a Production Planner/Scheduler to lead planning, scheduling, and expediting of materials and products in our manufacturing operation. You will analyze MRP and CRP to determine production requirements to meet the Master Production Schedule.

Key responsibilities include planning production, releasing orders, coordinating with vendors, maintaining records, ensuring material availability, and driving on-time delivery.