Production Planner

MSA, The Safety Company; Murrysville (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MSA Safety is seeking a production planning professional to convert ERP data into actionable production plans, align with material supply, and optimize capacity across lines. You will use SAP-driven signals and MRP settings to maintain schedules and drive efficient operations.

The role requires collaboration with New Product Development and multiple stakeholders to ensure readiness of beta and stock builds, with strong data-driven decision making and continuous improvement mindset.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to model disciplined execution with detailed standard work.
• Innovative mindset to ensure master data integrity and adopt new tech.
• Ability to make data-driven decisions using trends and financials.
• Promotes continuous improvement and root-cause problem solving.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Use ERP reports or planned orders to convert to production plan considering material supply, inventory, resources and customer needs.
• Maintain production orders to provide accurate MRP signals.
• Use SAP demand signals to understand workload per line and assist capacity planning.
• Prioritize lines using SAP exception messaging to expedite, de-expedite, reschedule and re-plan work centers.
• Collaborate with New Product Development teams on master data setup, workload planning, SAP demand signals, and scheduling beta/stock builds for readiness.
• Communicate production schedule changes verbally and electronically to production supervisor and group leader.
• Notify product line manager and customer service of schedule changes when necessary.
• Maintain SAP master data including lead times, MRP settings and material master views.
• Use internal CI system to identify root causes and drive corrective actions.

Skills

Disciplined execution

Master data integrity

Data-driven decisions

Continuous improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in SCM/Business/Logistics

Tools

SAP

Power BI

BW

Job description

Overview

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.

Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role.

Responsibilities

• Use ERP generated reports or planned orders to convert to production plan, acknowledging incoming supply of materials, inventory availability, resource constraints, and internal or external customers' needs.

• Ensure production orders are maintained to provide accurate MRP signals.

• Utilize demand signals from SAP to understand workload per responsible production line and aid the capacity planning process.

• Prioritize production lines by utilizing SAP exception messaging to expedite, de-expedite, reschedule and re-plan assigned work centers based on internal and external customers' dynamically changing needs.

• Work closely with the New Product Development project teams as it relates to master data set up, workload planning, driving demand signals in SAP, and scheduling beta and stock builds to ensure production readiness.

• Ensure execution of production plan through verbal and electronic communication of production schedule to the assigned production supervisor and group leader.

• Communicate any production schedule changes to the product line manager and customer service when necessary.

• Maintain SAP master data including production lead time, MRP settings, MRP relevant material master views, total replenish lead time, repetitive scheduling set up and maintenance.

• Utilize the internal continuousimprovement operating system to correctly identify root causes of problems and drive corrective action results.

Qualifications

Special knowledge, skills and abilities required:

• Proven ability to model disciplined execution following detailed standard work, maintaining a high level of attention to detail, driving efficiency, productivity and personal accountability.

• Demonstratesan innovative and technological mindset to ensure master data integrity andaccuracy, seek out latest industry trends,road-map future technology and champion early adoption.

• Sound ability to make data driven and analytical decisions by identifying trends and opportunities, making problems visible, and utilizing financial acumen to justify investments and influence decisions.

• Proven abilityin challenging the status quo to drive continuous improvement promoting the use of root cause problem solving, valuing new ideas, inspiring others, and demonstrating effective use of change management principles.

• Proven success in building partnerships, influencing others, and communicating effectively both in verbal and written form, seeking diverse perspectives, andstrong emotional intelligence to enable cross functional collaboration.

Education and experience required:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Supply Chain Management, Business, or Logistics related fields

• Experience
  • Level I:
    • Entry level. No production planning experience required
  • Level II:
    • 2+ years production planning experience
  • Preferred
    • Planning in a versatile production/manufacturing environment
    • Experience with SAP (production planning and inventory control modules)
    • Experience Power BI, BW or other reporting software
    • Business process ownership that demonstrates ability to influence and communicate

Education and experience preferred:

• APICS, CPIM or like accreditation preferred

• Experience using SAP for production planning and inventory control modules

• Production planning in a versatile manufacturing environment