Planner 8810

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 69,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions in Louisville is seeking a Planner or Sr. Planner to plan and schedule manufacturing to fulfill customer orders and coordinate production activities with Value Stream Supervisors.

The role supports on-time delivery, communicates status to Sales/Marketing, and drives continuous improvement initiatives; prior ERP experience including JD Edwards is a plus.

This full-time position emphasizes accuracy, teamwork and meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1-5 years in production scheduling or a similar role.
• 3+ years of experience minimum for Sr. Planner.
• Preferred: Associate degree and/or APICS training; Lean/Six Sigma a plus; JD Edwards experience.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Ability to communicate clearly and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare production plans through compilation of customer requirements, engineering designs, specifications, machine process data, print and distribute work orders, and perform scheduling of all production cells.
• Schedule, control, and coordinate production activities based on capacity, priority, and due date.
• Create and post a work order priority list (Dispatch List) for each work center.
• Act as liaison between Sales and Marketing to communicate production status and to expedite orders to satisfy customer requirements.
• Advise procurement or supply activities on a variety of material requirements and production schedule due dates.
• Determine status of work in process, time required to complete the job, availability of materials and tools, and reassess priorities.
• Expedite jobs in progress by any appropriate means.
• Ensure labor, material, and work order records in information systems are current and accurate.
• Provide support to internal and external customers.
• Direct and coordinate personnel in conjunction with Value Stream Supervisors.
• Analyze and solve work problems or assist in solving work-related problems.
• Participate in Manufacturing Excellence and improvement projects to improve processes.
• Participate on Inventory Control team to ensure inventory accuracy.

Skills

English proficiency

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Education

Tools

JD Edwards

ERP systems

Job description

• Pay or shift range: $68,500 USD to $85,000 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.
• Supply Chain & Logistics
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: PLANN003769

Description

the Planner or Sr. Planner is responsible for planning and scheduling manufacturing to ensure fulfillment of customer orders, coordinating production activities in conjunction with the Value Stream Supervisors, and assists on-time delivery and arrears as established by corporate standards.

• Prepare production plans through the compilation of customer requirements, engineering designs, specifications, machine process data, print and distribute work orders, and perform scheduling of all production cells.
• Schedule, control, and coordinate production activities based upon production line or shop capacity, priority, and due date.
• Create and post a work order priority list (Dispatch List) for each work center.
• Act as liaison between Sales and Marketing to communicate production status and to expedite orders to satisfy customer requirements.
• Advise procurement or supply activities on a variety of material requirements and production schedule due dates.
• Determine the status of work in process, time required to complete the job, the availability of materials, tools required, and reassess priorities.
• Expedite jobs in progress by any appropriate means.
• Ensure labor, material, and work order records in the information systems are current and accurate
• Provide support to internal and external customers.
• Direct and coordinate personnel in conjuction with Value Stream Supervisors.
• Analyze and effectively solve work problems or assist in solving work related problems.
• Actively participate with management in Manufacturing Excellence and other improvement projects to continuously improve business processes.
• Actively participate as a member of the Inventory Control team to insure inventory accuracy.

Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

Required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 1-5 Years in production scheduling or similar role.
• 3+ years experience minimum for Sr. Planner

Preferred: Asocciates Degree and/or APICS training. Experience with 5S, Lean Thinking/Six Sigma philosophies a plus. 1+ Years experience with ERP systems preferred. Experience with JD Edwards is a huge plus.

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language
• Ability to communicate clearly by conveying and receiving ideas, information and direction effectively
• Ability to demonstrate adequate job knowledge to deliver a world class performance
• Ability to challenge oneself to consistently meet all goals and deadlines
• Willingness to strive for excellence by producing work that is free of errors and mistakes
• Desire to delight both customers and coworkers by offering encouragement, fostering teamwork and addressing conflict appropriately
• Commitment to making improvements company wide
• Demonstrated competence using Microsoft Office
• Well developed organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to successfully plan and collaborate with various team members to fulfill a common goal
• Familiarity with manufacturing operations

This role interfaces with management, co-workers, and direct labor at the plant level. Occasional interactions with customers.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibrations. The noise level in the work environment can be loud.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands and arms. The position involves sitting, walking and lifting less than 50 pounds for long periods of time throughout the day. Must be able to lift up to 70 pounds infrequently. When lifting anything the employee feels in beyond their capacity, or anything in excess of 50 pounds, the employee is required to use a lifting aid, such as a crane or lift table, or request assistance from another employee. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Vision must be corrected to 20/20.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days of work are Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Shift schedules and duration may vary depending on business needs.

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran or disability status.

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