Planner Senior

Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. seeks a Production Planner to serve as a subject matter expert on production planning, sales order management, forecast management, and work order maintenance.

You will develop and maintain production schedules to ensure timely delivery while optimizing efficiency and minimizing downtime, partnering with engineering and procurement to implement changes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Five years of relevant experience in production planning.
• Experience in manufacturing environment preferred.
• Strong knowledge of ERP and production planning tools.
• Experience implementing continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Serves as subject matter expert on production planning and scheduling.
• Enters sales orders, tracks ship dates, and monitors quotes vs orders.
• Develops and maintains production schedules to meet delivery targets.
• Coordinates planning for complex products and cross-functional programs.
• Revises plans and issues work orders in response to changes.
• Communicates with customers and internal teams on status and issues.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Problem-solving

Communication and collaboration

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Lean manufacturing knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Equivalent experience acceptable

Tools

ERP systems

Production planning software

Job description

Serves as subject matter expert on production planning. Supports production through sales order management, forecast management, customer interface, and work order maintenance. Develops and maintains production schedules to ensure timely delivery of products while optimizing efficiency and minimizing downtime.

Job Responsibilities

• Trains and onboards new planners on system procedures and processes.
• Implements and drives continuous improvement activities through the application of change management and best practices.
• Enters sales orders and acknowledges ship dates. Monitors pricing on incoming orders to ensure they match quotes to avoid short pays.
• Coordinates planning activities for complex products and customer programs. Supports assigned plant’s production schedules, at varying levels of complexity.
• Revises schedules and issues work orders to suit order changes, cancellations and/or revised forecasts. Determines revised plan in the event of failures to meet schedules. Resolves scheduling issues that may require cross-functional collaboration.
• Manages customer relationships by notifying customers in the event of failures to meet expectations, completing customer requests for information, and serving as point of contact for customers.
• Reviews and evaluates forecasts.
• Research late parts, identifies and brings bottlenecks to manufacturing's attention. Makes recommendations to resolve.
• Works closely with engineering to implement engineering changes and monitors structure (bill of material) problems.
• Expedites, as needed, any late deliveries from outside vendors, sub-contract, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Skills Requirements

• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Proficiency with production planning software and ERP systems.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across teams.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and practices.

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent experience required.

Experience Requirements

• Five years of relevant experience required.
• Prior experience in the manufacturing industry preferred.

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