Production Planner

Andritz Inc; Pittsburg (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Andritz Inc is seeking a Production Planner to coordinate and expedite material and work order flow in our service center. You will develop schedules, maintain BOMs and routings, and collaborate with Sales, Engineering, and Purchasing to meet customer delivery dates.

Responsibilities include maintaining maintenance schedules, releasing production orders, and ensuring QA requirements are included in orders while identifying process improvements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of manufacturing experience.
• Experience coordinating and expediting material/work orders.
• Proficiency with SAP and MS Office helpful.
• Ability to work with Sales, Engineering, and Service teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and expedit e material/work order flow through the service center.
• Create and maintain manufacturing routings using drawings and tools.
• Enter, release and close production orders.
• Maintain Preventive Maintenance and Tool Calibration schedules.
• Manage daily/weekly production schedules to meet delivery dates.
• Monitor shipping and on-time performance with Manufacturing.
• Develop process improvements with cross-functional teams.
• Prepare vendor drawing packets for RFQs.
• Query and maintain SAP data and reports.
• Support cost estimates and QA for production orders.

Skills

MS Office proficiency

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.

Position Summary

This position is responsible coordinating and expediting material/work order flow through the service center facility. Requires focus on custom made engineered components, assemblies and rebuilds. Maintains system data and develops daily/weekly production schedules in conjunction with sales, engineering, warehouse and purchasing departments. Creates and maintains bills of materials, routings, generates work center schedules and other reports as needed.

Major Duties:

• Create & maintain manufacturing routings using engineering drawings and other tools
• Coordinates and implements maintenance of Material Master
• Enter, release and close manufacturing direct and indirect production orders
• Maintain and distribute Preventive Maintenance and Tool Calibration schedules to the shop
• Cross check engineering releases for accuracy to ensure that the latest revision levels of drawings are distributed to the shop
• Field questions regarding order status for Sales/Customer Service
• Create and manage daily production schedules for the facility to meet customer delivery dates (required knowledge of scheduled demands)
• Monitor shipping and on-time performance while working with manufacturing to address shortfalls
• Develop and implement process improvements with Production, Engineering, Warehouse and Customer Service on a daily basis to ensure accurate planning, scheduling and shipping
• Create and maintain daily and monthly reports as needed
• Expedited parts within the production environment
• Maintain and query information in SAP
• Help troubleshoot manufacturing and operational problems as they arise
• Review customer specifications and work with sales and customer personnel to help insure we meet customers' requirements
• Prepare vendor drawing packets for RFQ's
• Participate in developing manufacturing and repair requirements for each specific job as required
• Working with existing engineering standards, ensures that specific procedures and the associated QA requirements are included in all production orders to manufacturing
• Help develop repair and manufacturing standards not yet established
• Assist as needed in providing cost estimates
• Liaison between manufacturing and engineering for all technical issues

Specialized Job Skills

• Thorough knowledge of modern office practices and procedures by use of office machines, internet resources and equipment. Must be proficient in MS Office. Prefer SAP experience
• Thorough knowledge of policies and procedures of the company; ability to understand pertinent policies and procedures clearly and accurately.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervising personnel, co-workers, subordinates, business professionals, and the general public.
• Ability to project a positive, concerned image to the public.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Basic Education and Experience:

Requires 5 or more years' experience in a manufacturing environment. Periodic travel may be required which includes overnight stays.

Relationship

The Production Planner will report directly to the Service Center Engineer

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands of this position require the ability to sit or stand for long periods of time. Requires extended movements including stooping, bending and lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds. Make visual inspections with precise hand and finger movements, with reasoning and problem solving ability.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Position is primarily in an air conditioned office environment. Time is also spent on shop floor where there is no climate control and personal protective equipment is required, including but not limited to steel toed shoes/boots and safety glasses.

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

Requisition ID: 23021