Material Planner 1

New York Air Brake; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k plan

Vacation leave

Personal Paid Absence

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

New York Air Brake Corp. in Springfield, Missouri seeks a Material Planner to manage production and material flow to support the Master Production Schedule and MRP processes.

The role requires ERP experience, including SAP, and a strong understanding of shop floor control, MPS, and CRP. The position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for growth within a global leader in rail braking systems.

Qualifications

• Global ERP knowledge and modules incl. interfacing.
• SAP system knowledge strongly preferred.
• Deep understanding of shop floor control, CRP, MPS, and MRP.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain monthly production shortage reports using the Master Production Schedule and inputs from Purchasing/Expediting.
• Ensure data integrity of Work Order Maintenance, including release, material availability, and variance data.
• Maintain floor stock and WIP inventory transactions, scrap, and lot sizing.
• Provide management with measurements for MPS and MRP, reporting delays and tooling issues.
• Plan capacity requirements to meet schedule adherence and optimize production flow.

Skills

Communication skills

Production planning

MRP

CRP

Shop Floor Control

Tools

SAP

Job description

Since 1890, New York Air Brake has been an innovative leader in the heavy-haul railroad industry. As a member company of Knorr-Bremse Group–the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles-New York Air Brake is recognized worldwide as a Center of Competence for heavy-haul freight railroad control systems serving customers around the globe. Our talented, diverse, and dedicated teams develop innovative solutions to the challenges facing our customers.

New York Air Brake is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

The Material Planner manages the production and material flow through the segment's work centers to provide schedule adherence to the Master Production Schedule. To support this objective, data in several system modules, including capacity requirements plan, data integrity of work orders, work order maintenance, work center maintenance, dispatch control, lead times, lot sizes, etc., must be managed daily.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Maintain a safe, clean and healthy environment and ensure compliance with company rules and policies.
• Must be able to comply with quality, product safety, and HSE rules, guidelines and regulations. Be energy conscious, if applicable.
• Must understand and comply with applicable standards (i.e., ISO 9001, ISO 22163, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, AAR, and CMMI).
• Maintain and safeguard business records.

Production Planning & Material Flow

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Develop and maintain monthly production shortage reports utilizing the Master Production Schedule and inputs from the Purchasing and Expediting groups.
• Ensure data integrity of the Work Order Maintenance system module, including release of work orders, material availability, priority of dispatch, and variance control data points.
• Maintain systems daily, including but not limited to floor stock and WIP (work-in-progress) inventory transactions, scrap transactions, and lot sizing.
• Provide management with measurements that accurately define our position to the MPS (Master Production Schedule) and MRP (Material Requirements Planning). This includes reporting past due hours, anticipated delays, and tooling or support problems.
• Plan capacity requirements in an effort to ensure schedule adherence, including manpower, machines, overtime, off-load, and outsourcing.
• Ensure a smooth flow of production that optimizes cost, quality, schedule adherence, and productivity of the non-exempt workforce.
• Provide support and assistance to other colleagues, as directed, and perform other duties as requested.

Qualifications

Technical Expertise

• Global knowledge of enterprise resource planning systems and modules, including module interfacing.
• SAP system knowledge strongly preferred.
• Detailed understanding of:
  • Shop Floor Control
  • CRP (Capacity Requirements Planning)
  • MPS (Master Production Schedule)
  • MRP (Material Requirements Planning)

Core Competencies

• Strong verbal and written communication skills to efficiently obtain and distribute information.
• Communication Proficiency.
• Business Perspective.
• Strong product line knowledge at the component and end levels.
• Time Management.

The anticipated salary range for candidates who will work in Springfield is $65,100–$97,700 per year. The final pay offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, the type of years and experience within the industry and education. NYAB is a multi-state employer, and this pay scale may not reflect positions that work in other states or locations. Provided they meet all eligibility requirements under the applicable plan documents, employees (and their eligible dependents) will be eligible to enroll in group healthcare plans that offer medical, dental, vision, and basic life and disability insurance. Employees also will be able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan. Employees will also receive 120 hours of vacation leave and 40 hours of Personal Paid Absence every year. Employees will also enjoy 12 paid holidays, and 1 floating holiday throughout the calendar year, subject to relevant terms outlined in the employee handbook. 6 weeks of paid parental leave will also be available for use. Requirements for these benefits will be controlled by applicable plan documents and policies. Employees working on federal contracts covered by the Federal Paid Sick Leave requirements will be notified and will receive benefits consistent and compliant with the FPSL requirements. Hired applicant will be able to purchase company stock, subject to the relevant plan documents and annual bonuses based on achievement of certain metrics of up to 4% of annual salary. This is intended to provide a general description of benefits and other compensation and is not a substitute for applicable plan documents or company policies.