Production Planner

KYOCERA AVX Greenville LLC; Harborcreek Township (Erie County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

KYOCERA AVX Greenville LLC in Erie, PA is seeking a Production Planner to analyze customer demand and create daily work orders. You will set daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules across multiple lines, balance capacity, and ensure on-time delivery while minimizing in-process inventory.

Collaboration with multiple departments to adjust schedules due to equipment issues or supply shortages is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, or similar.
• 3+ years in a manufacturing planning or scheduling role.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Release Job Orders and provide closeout analysis.
• Scheduling – assess capacity and coordinate with planning managers and supervisors.
• Coordinate with operations to obtain materials and address delays.
• Set and maintain min/max inventory levels for production.
• Reschedule daily plans to meet priorities and customer needs.
• Forecast and advise on meeting customer requirements.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, QC, and Materials to ensure on-time delivery.
• Monitor inventory accuracy and address deficiencies.

Skills

Production planning

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Business Management

Job description

PRODUCTION PLANNER

LOCATION: ERIE, PA

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

The overall responsibility of this position is to analyze customer demand and create work orders on a daily basis according to the facility capacity while maintaining on time delivery and balancing the line to meet customer due dates.

Determine and set daily, weekly, and monthly manufacturing schedules for the company’s manufacturing obligations. This role requires superior organization and planning skills as this individual will examine customer orders, available staff and inventory capacity to effectively set and manage production schedules, often for multiple lines at once.

In addition, this individual must be collaborative professional that can lead and monitor manufacturing performance and actively adjust schedules in response to equipment failures or supply shortages. Coordinating and organizing production plans in an efficient manner to reduce inventory in process and downtime on the shop floor.

REPORTS TO: MANUFACTURING MANAGER

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Release Job Orders and Provide Closeout Analysis.


• Scheduling – check for capacity issues and provide feedback to planning manager / supervisors.


• Work with operations on obtaining materials for production and working through delays.


• Set and maintain min/max levels of inventory for production.


• Reschedule daily for priorities and expedites to meet customer needs.


• Help forecast and make recommendations to meet customer requirements.


• Work with various departments to ensure on time delivery: Production, Engineering, Maintenance, QC, Materials.


• Monitor inventory accuracy and implement changes where deficiencies exist.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree Required (Supply Chain Management, Business Management, or Similar)


• 3+ years in a previous manufacturing planning or scheduling position


• Strong Microsoft Excel skills required