Materials Planner & MRP Lead – On-Site

Wabtec; Grove City (Mercer County); On-site; USD 62,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Annual bonus

Job summary

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail, mining, marine, and industrial markets. The Material Technical Advisor (MTA) will expedite material flow, plan production needs, and work on-site as an essential function at Grove City.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree (or 4 years manufacturing experience), strong communication and leadership skills, and knowledge of materials and MRP concepts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma/GED with at least 4 years of experience in manufacturing).
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Materials knowledge and MRP experience.

Responsibilities

• Safety: Ensure that work environment is safe for yourself and co-workers. Drive a mindset of continuous improvement around safety in the shop.
• Controllership: Focus to ensure inventory and MRP accuracy with activities such as cycle counts and warehouse audits.
• Metrics: Achieve material availability and MTA metrics such as inventory, OTD, and warehousing spend.
• Efficiency: Create and execute continuous improvement projects to deliver efficiency, safety and cost savings.
• Leadership: Manage and direct a team of hourly employees and develop standard work.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Independence

Problem-solving

Materials knowledge

MRP experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail, mining, marine, and industrial markets. The Material Technical Advisor (MTA) will expedite material flow, plan production needs, and work on-site as an essential function at Grove City.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree (or 4 years manufacturing experience), strong communication and leadership skills, and knowledge of materials and MRP concepts.