Planner B

Bollinger Shipyards; Pascagoula (MS); On-site; USD 62,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Bollinger Shipyards in Pascagoula, Mississippi invites applications for a Planner B to support the Master schedule through work package creation, routing maintenance, and lead-time monitoring. The role reports to the Director of Production and emphasizes accurate data management, close collaboration with production personnel, and effective coordination of engineering changes.

The Planner B will develop work packages, monitor material requirements, and generate capacity reports to ensure timely

Qualifications

• Experience with MRP software is required.
• Professional-level experience in scheduling or production planning.
• Understand production routings and master schedules.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Create work packages and material requisitions.
• Generate production and labor reports from the MRP system.
• Monitor yard capacities and production flow.
• Incorporate engineering changes into work packages and notify schedulers.
• Coordinate inventory with project team to meet schedules.
• Estimate and track labor and material usage at the work order level.

Skills

Production planning

Inventory control

Data management

Reading blueprints

Build strategies & scheduling

Education

College degree preferred

APICS certification a plus

High school diploma with technical training

Tools

MRP system (Finesse)

Job description

Title: Planner B

The Planner B develops work packages and work orders, maintains production routings, and monitors process lead times to support the Master schedule. This role works under the general direction of the Director of Production.

General Function

The Planner B develops work packages and work orders, maintains production routings, and monitors process lead times to support the Master schedule. This role works under the general direction of the Director of Production.

Typical Duties

• Work Package Generation: Create work packages, material requisitions, project component order releases, inventory transactions, and other related tasks within the MRP system (Finesse).
• Production Reporting: Generate various production reports from the MRP system, including shortage lists, order status reports, exception reports, labor reports, production routings, and parts lists.
• Capacity Monitoring: Monitor yard capacities to ensure efficient production flow.
• Engineering Modifications: Assess and incorporate engineering modifications into work packages, communicating any necessary adjustments with schedulers and production personnel.
• Inventory Management: Consult with the project team to ensure appropriate inventory is available to meet project schedules.
• Labor/Material Estimates: Develop and monitor labor and material estimates, tracking actual performance at the work order level.

Desired Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Production Planning & Inventory Control: Considerable knowledge of production planning and inventory control principles in an MRP environment.
• Data Management: Ability to enter, maintain, and generate accurate data and reports.
• Technical Proficiency: Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and blueprints.
• Relationship Management: Ability to maintain effective working relationships.
• Build Strategies & Scheduling: Knowledge or the ability to quickly acquire knowledge of Build Strategies, Master Schedules, Product Work Breakdown Structures, Material Requirements Planning, Product Modeling, Work Order Creation, Budgeting, and Detailed Scheduling.

Experience & Training

• Education:
  • College degree preferred.
  • High school education or equivalent, supplemented by coursework or technical training in production management, is acceptable.
  • APICS certification is a plus.
• Experience:
  • Experience with MRP software is required.
  • Professional-level experience in scheduling, production planning, or any combination of experience and training that results in the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
  • Planner Level A: 6+ years’ experience
  • Planner Level B: 3–6 years’ experience
  • Planner Level C: 0–3 years’ experience

Bollinger is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals, and without regard to sexual orientation and gender identity.