Production Planner

KYOCERA AVX Greenville LLC; Harborcreek Township (Erie County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

KYOCERA AVX Greenville LLC is seeking a Production Planner in Erie, PA to analyze demand and create daily work orders, balancing line capacity and meeting due dates. This role requires coordinating with multiple departments to ensure on-time delivery and efficient production planning across lines.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3+ years in manufacturing planning, with strong Excel skills and a collaborative approach to scheduling and inventory management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in supply chain management, business management, or a similar field.
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing planning or scheduling.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Release Job Orders and provide closeout analysis.
• Scheduling – check for capacity issues and provide feedback to planning managers/supervisors.
• Coordinate with operations to obtain materials and work 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.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, QC, Materials to ensure on-time delivery.
• Monitor inventory accuracy and implement improvements.

Skills

Planning & Scheduling

Inventory Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or related

Tools

Microsoft Excel

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 & 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