Materials Planner

muellerwaterproducts; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Mueller Water Products, Inc. is seeking a Materials Planner for the Chattanooga, TN plant to develop daily and weekly production schedules.

You will use the MRP system to create and manage manufacturing orders, balance capacity, and coordinate with Procurement, Engineering and Quality to resolve issues.

This role collaborates across Manufacturing and Finance to improve material flow, inventory turns and on-time delivery while maintaining data integrity in MRP.

Qualifications

• The candidate will manage daily and weekly production schedules using MRP.
• Experience with MRP systems, planning and execution, and supply chain management is preferred.
• Collaboration with Procurement, Engineering, Quality and Manufacturing is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage the continuous flow of internally produced componentry from raw material to finished goods based on customer demand.
• Develop daily and weekly production schedules and load the factory work centers.
• Use the MRP system to create and manage Manufacturing Orders for internal and outside processing steps.
• Coordinate with Procurement to plan material lead times and address material shortages that impact schedules.
• Drive on-time delivery and continuous improvement across the value stream.
• Walk the manufacturing floor to observe product flow, inventory, and equipment status and issues.

Job description

Who We Are:

Thank you for your interest in Mueller Water Products, Inc.

For more than 165 years, Mueller Water Products, Inc. has been building the future of water infrastructure. From lifesaving fire protection to data intelligence, we are committed to developing products and solutions that help cities and utilities deliver clean, safe drinking water to hundreds of millions of people across North America.

Our purpose is to connect communities to water, life's most essential resource, with exceptional, people solutions and products. Behind that purpose is a dedicated team, united by our shared values of respect, integrity, trust, inclusion and safety. With a vision to be the leader in water infrastructure solutions-solving challenges, enriching lives and safeguarding the future-we are making a positive impact that will last for generations.

By joining Mueller, you become part of a dynamic team dedicated to excellence and innovation, working collaboratively to achieve meaningful results. We champion our people because when they succeed, our communities thrive. We invite you to learn more about career opportunities with us and consider submitting your application.

Materials Planner The Mueller Company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA and manufactures valves for water and gas systems, including iron gate, butterfly, tapping, check, plug, and ball valves, as well as dry-barrel and wet-barrel fire hydrants; pipe repair products, such as clamps and couplings used to repair leaks, as well as municipal castings, including manhole covers and street drain grates; and residential and commercial water meter products and systems. It also offers metering, leak detection, pipe condition assessment, and other products and services for the water infrastructure industry, as well as provides installation, replacement, and maintenance services on new and existing valves, fire hydrants, and service lines. We have an exciting opportunity with an opening in our Chattanooga, TN Plant.

The Materials Planner develops the daily production schedules that tell the factory how much of each product needs to be processed through the different manufacturing steps on a daily and weekly basis. Utilizes the MRP system to create and manage Manufacturing Orders to get product processed through internal and outside processing manufacturing steps.

The Materials Planner works closely with manufacturing to understand capacity constraints and load the factory work centers to get product produced. Works closely with Quality to adjust schedules based on quality issues. Partners with procurement to plan schedules based on material lead times and availability and work material shortages that impact the production schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the continuous flow of internally produced componentry from raw material to finished goods based on customer demand. Understand complex manufacturing processes and anticipate/ mitigate roadblocks.


• Ability to drive production schedule compliance and performance reporting.


• Work with Engineering to understand manufacturing cell capabilities and set production targets and expectations.


• Proactively evaluate current processes and systems to identify continuous improvement opportunities within the extended value stream and develop and implement best practices in supply chain disciplines.


• Responds to inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations in a timely manner to keep stock rotating with no outages


• An in-depth knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes and hands on experience and knowledge of MRP systems, planning and execution, supply chain management practices, bills of material, and knowledge of material control scheduling.


• Support the value stream in the area of production control.


• Foster close working relationships with associated departments such as Manufacturing, Procurement, Engineering, Finance, etc.


• Continually improve planning capabilities in the MRP system and processes with Manufacturing. Drive data integrity in MRP.


• Assist with developing policies and procedures for the operation of Production Control and Supply Chain departments.


• Walk the manufacturing floor to observe and understand product, flow, inventory, and equipment status and issues.


• Assist with managing raw materials and inventory control.


• Drive improvements to On Time Delivery by producing material on-time and proactively identifying any material availability issues


• Manage the assigned value streams including the management of inventory turns improvement, backorder reduction and coordinating activities with other buyer/planners and departments.

Critical Competencies

• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.


• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer in