Production Planner

Omnipure Filter Company; Caldwell (ID); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Culligan with ZeroWater Technology in Caldwell, Idaho, is seeking a Production Planner to build and maintain the production schedule and run MRPs. You will monitor materials, issue purchase requisitions, and balance stock to avoid shortages and excess costs.

You will analyze capacity, uptime, and labor to set realistic targets, work daily with procurement, logistics, sales, and shop-floor supervisors to adjust schedules, and track KPIs while generating work orders and production reports.

Qualifications

• Two years’ direct work experience in planning and scheduling in a manufacturing environment.
• One-year direct experience with inventory planning.
• Proven experience supporting and leading cross functional teams.
• Experience with data collection and analysis.
• Proven experience with Excel, macros, and AI programming.
• Proficiency in ERP systems.
• Ability to manually plan production and MRP utilizing Excel and other xxx tools.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for data analysis, modeling, and planning.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the Production Schedule and run system and manual MRP calculations.
• Monitor raw material levels, issue purchase requisitions, and balance stock to avoid shortages, overstocking, and excess costs.
• Analyze manufacturing capacity, equipment uptime, and labor availability to set realistic production targets.
• Work daily with procurement, logistics, sales, and shop-floor supervisors to adjust schedules when bottlenecks or delays occur.
• Track KPIs, monitor work orders, and generate operational reports.
• Analyze trends and historical data to predict future product demand accurately.
• Generate and release production work orders and production reports.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

Cross-functional teamwork

Data collection & analysis

Communication skills

Problem-solving under pressure

Time management

Attention to detail

Read Bills of Materials

Engineering change orders

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Macros

AI programming

Job description

• Build and maintain the Production Schedule and run system and manual Material Requirements Planning (MRP) calculations.
• Monitor raw material levels, issue purchase requisitions, and balance stock to avoid shortages, overstocking, and excess costs.
• Analyze manufacturing capacity, equipment uptime, and labor availability to set realistic production targets.
• Work daily with procurement, logistics, sales, and shop-floor supervisors to adjust schedules when bottlenecks or delays occur.
• Track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), monitor work orders, and generate operational reports.
• Analyze trends and historical data to predict future product demand accurately.
• Generate and release production work orders and production reports.

Requirements:

• Two years’ direct work experience in planning and scheduling in a manufacturing environment, and one-year direct experience with inventory planning.
• Proven experience supporting and leading cross functional teams.
• Experience with data collection and analysis.
• Proven experience with Excel, macros, and AI programming.

Additional Requirements:

• Proficiency in ERP systems.
• Ability to manually plan production and MRP utilizing excel and other xxx tools.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for data analysis, modeling, and planning.
• Ability to read Bills of Materials (BOMs) and engineering change orders.
• Strong communication, interpersonal skills, problem-solving under pressure, attention to detail, and time management.
• Analytical skills / Attention to Detail
• This is a full time onsite position in our facility in Caldwell, Idaho.

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