Onsite Production Planner I - Scheduling & Coordination

Charter Automotive; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) with employer matching and plan

Company-paid life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Charter Manufacturing, a family-owned metals group, is hiring a Production Planner I for Charter Wire in Milwaukee. You will develop, execute, and monitor production schedules to meet customer delivery needs while optimizing efficiency; work with commercial and logistics to maintain capacity and inventory goals; and troubleshoot schedule issues.

Ideal candidates will have an associate degree or equivalent, 1+ year of supply chain experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent work experience.
• 1+ years related Supply Chain or Operations experience.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills to relate to a variety of functional areas within the organization.
• Excellent organizational skills balancing daily and weekly tasks with internal customers.
• Strong interpersonal skills in collaboration and ability to accomplish goals within a team environment.
• Capacity to understand and work with cross functional areas such as Plant operations, Commercial, Logistics, Scheduling, and Accounting.
• Demonstrated skills influencing and driving results without direct authority between internal customers.
• Demonstrated experience working in a collaborative team environment.
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple task/projects.
• Proficient in use of MS Office Software.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and monitor Production Schedules that align customer service and delivery requirements while optimizing production efficiencies.
• Produce, monitor, and communicate capacity reports for planning by commercial and plant managers.
• Execute Production Schedules to align to optimal inventory levels for billet, coil, and cut-to-length requirements.
• Work with commercial and finance to monitor and disposition aged and out of spec inventory.
• Identify and communicate supply constraints with potential resolution plans.
• Coordinate daily communication with schedulers and commercial on delivery issues.
• Cross train in other Production Planning functions as required.
• Participate in cross functional teams to improve efficiencies and service to customers.
• Respond to off hour calls from operations leadership for schedule changes and issue resolution.

Skills

Production planning

Analytical skills

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Team collaboration

MS Office

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree in Business or Supply Chain

APICS CPIM or CPSM certifications

Tools

ERP systems

Planning modules

Job description

Charter Manufacturing, a family-owned metals group, is hiring a Production Planner I for Charter Wire in Milwaukee. You will develop, execute, and monitor production schedules to meet customer delivery needs while optimizing efficiency; work with commercial and logistics to maintain capacity and inventory goals; and troubleshoot schedule issues.

Ideal candidates will have an associate degree or equivalent, 1+ year of supply chain experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and