Production Planner

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC); Milwaukie (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts Corp. in Milwaukie, OR is seeking a Master Scheduler/Inventory Generalist to support the Alloy Service Center.

You will assist in maintaining the Master Schedule, coordinate with Sales, Planning, Manufacturing and Engineering to meet customer delivery windows, and manage shipping/receiving and inventory for the ASC. Responsibilities include updating process routers, publishing weekly/monthly shipping plans using Excel, and communicating changes to the Master Scheduler to

Qualifications

• Associate (two year) degree preferred but will consider those with equivalent work experience.
• Minimum four years related professional experience with at least two of those years related to a Planner/Scheduler/Analyst position.
• Demonstrated good oral and written presentation skills.
• Highly self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Demonstrated good organizational skills.
• Must be proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Visibility.
• Positive mental attitude and ability to work well in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Master Scheduler in maintaining and adhering to the Master Schedule, supporting the Business Unit plan and meeting customer delivery.
• Communicate changes in process routers including span time and cost to stakeholders.
• Enter changes in process routers in Visibility for efficiency in span time and cost.
• Constructs and maintains weekly, monthly and quarterly shipping plans using Excel.
• Identify issues early in the quarter and work to remove shipping barriers.
• Communicates issues to the Master Scheduler daily regarding router and span changes which affects shipping dates.
• Ship, receive and manage all inventory for the Alloy Service Center.

Skills

Oral and written presentation skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Associate degree (two year) preferred

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Visibility

Job description

To assist the Master Scheduler in maintaining a valid and realistic Master Production Schedule supporting the Business Unit Sales, and customer orders. To insure effective communication on schedules is coordinated with Sales, Planning, Manufacturing and Engineering. The main purpose of this job is to assist in meeting on time delivery to the customer, process router changes, fix delivery dates based on span changes and modify Bill of Materials. Individuals assigned to the Alloy Service Center (ASC) will be responsible for shipping, receiving and managing all inventory required to support production.

Principal Accountabilities:

1. Master Schedule:

Objective: To assist the Master Scheduler in maintaining and adhering to the Master Schedule, supporting the Business Unit plan and meeting customer delivery.

2. Delivery Service Report:

Objective: To regularly communicate to the Master Scheduler, Planners, Manufacturing and Engineering regarding changes in process routers including span time and cost.

3. Weekly Delivery Measurements:

Objective: To regularly enter changes in process routers in Visibility for efficiency in span time and cost.

Typical Activities:

• Works with Engineers in initiating changes in process routers.
• Ensures that delivery dates are properly modified due to changes in the master router or lot specific changes.
• May maintain and publish throughput reports for the Alloy Service Center and the Outside processing of Ti revert.

4. Monthly and Quarterly Shipping Schedules:

Objective: Assist the Master Scheduler in putting together weekly, monthly and quarterly shipments plans. Takes a proactive role in helping to meet customer delivery requirements.

Typical Activities:

• Constructs and maintains weekly, monthly and quarterly shipping plans using Excel spreadsheet.
• Identifies issues early in the quarter and works in a manner to remove shipping barriers.
• Communicates issues to the Master Scheduler on a daily basis regarding router and span changes which affects shipping dates.

5. Inventory Generalist (Alloy Service Center Responsibility):

Objective: Ship, receive and manage all inventory for the Alloy Service Center

Qualifications:

• Associate (two year) degree preferred but will consider those with equivalent work experience.
• Minimum four years related professional experience with at least two of those years related to a Planner/Scheduler/Analyst position.
• Demonstrated good oral and written presentation skills.
• Highly self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Demonstrated good organizational skills.
• Must be proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Visibility.
• Positive mental attitude and ability to work well in a team environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To comply with those regulations, this position may require applicants to be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Company Profile

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Precision Castparts Corp. and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes will become the property of Precision Castparts Corp & its affiliates, and no fee will be paid.