Production Planner

Viking Corp; California; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Viking Corp in Hastings, Michigan, is seeking a detail-oriented MPS Scheduler to join our operations team.

You will create feasible schedules from MRP and capacity data, support fill-rate metrics, and collaborate with customer service, purchasing, and quality to resolve issues.

Candidates should have a 4-year degree, 3–5 years of experience, APICS certification preferred, and strong organizational and communication skills to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• 3–5 years’ experience in the field.
• APICS certification preferred.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Create feasible MPS schedules to drive long-term component demand.
• Support fill rate metrics via feasible short-term schedules using MRP and capacity data.
• Coordinate with customer service, purchasing, floor supervision and quality to resolve issues.
• Process improvements to reduce scheduling and delivery costs.
• Report and distribute production information as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: MI Hastings - Hastings, MI 49508, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: 4 Year Degree, Travel Percentage: None, Job Shift: First.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creates feasible MPS schedules to drive long-term component demand.


• Supports work order fill rate metric, fill rate units to customer metric, and OTC metric through the creation of feasible short-term schedules for component and finished good products using information from MRP, customer orders, and capacity information.


• Communicates with customer service, purchasing, floor supervision and quality to accomplish the above and advise of/resolve any issues with the above.


• Processes improvements to reduce the cost of support functions for scheduling and delivery time to customer as assigned.


• Reporting and distribution of production information as required.


• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.


• 3 to 5 years’ experience.


• APICS certification preferred.


• Demonstrated strong organizational and communication skills.


• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.