Production Planner

Precision Castparts; Milwaukie (OR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts seeks a Master Scheduler to maintain the Master Production Schedule, coordinating with Sales, Planning, Manufacturing and Engineering to meet on-time delivery. The role involves updating routers, fixing delivery dates, and managing BOM changes for the Alloy Service Center.

The position emphasizes inventory control, shipping plans, and close collaboration with engineers to implement routing changes and quarterly schedules.

Qualifications

• Four years of related professional experience, with at least two years in a Planner/Scheduler/Analyst role.
• Strong oral and written presentation skills.
• Highly self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Good organizational skills.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Visibility.
• Positive attitude and ability to work well in a team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and adhere to the Master Schedule to support the Business Unit plan and meet customer delivery.
• Regularly communicate changes in routers, span time and cost to Master Scheduler, Planners, Manufacturing and Engineering.
• Produce weekly, monthly and quarterly shipping plans using Excel; identify issues early to remove barriers.
• Ship, receive and manage inventory for Alloy Service Center and related operations.

Skills

Scheduling

Communication

Organization

Teamwork

Independence

Education

Associate degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Visibility

MS Word

MS Excel

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

• 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.

Typical Activities

• 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.

Typical Activities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.