Production Planner

Lutron Electronics; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in lighting controls is seeking a Production Planner for their facility in Austin, TX. The role involves scheduling production operations, managing materials, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have experience in production scheduling, strong communication skills, and a high school diploma or associate's degree. Lutron offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for career development and education reimbursement.

Benefits

Education reimbursement program

Competitive compensation and benefits package

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in production scheduling or materials management.
• Ability to work 1st shift schedule (Mon-Fri from 6:30am to 3:00pm).
• Lean manufacturing and/or six sigma certifications is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Schedule production operations for multiple work cells.
• Manage capacity plans and MRP build messages.
• Communicate with departments on production issues and customer orders.

Skills

Production scheduling

Materials management

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

High school diploma or associate's degree

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Lutron Electronics Co., Inc has an immediate opening for a 1st shiftProduction Planner at our facility in Austin, TX. In this position, you will be responsible for scheduling the production operations for multiple Production work cells. Additionally, you will be responsible for materials management for your assigned productions areas. This includes planning and ordering materials through internal transfer orders or direct buys from suppliers to ensure materials are on hand to meet customer demand. You will work with cross-functional teams using your technical knowledge and proven communication skills to create effective production plans that meet and exceed customer needs.

You will have the opportunity to build a career with a high technology company by working in a hands-on environment. As part of your career development you may rotate through our multiple departments, gaining exposure to the broad range of equipment, processes, and technologies employed in our products. In order to assist with your career development, we offer an education reimbursement program so that you can attend college courses to prepare yourself for additional responsibilities and opportunities within the company.

Responsibilities

• Manage the capacity plans based on Master Planning Schedule and recommend adjustments to ensure optimal throughput and cost efficiencies.
• Process MRP build messages to schedule production and prioritize builds to meet customer demand.
• Evaluate inventory needs of raw materials and packaging materials for production orders.
• Identify shortages to meet production schedule and coordinate delivery of parts to expedite flow of material.
• Working closely with engineering team to schedule and prioritize special engineering runs to meet business needs.
• Help maintain MRP system parameters.
• Communicate with various departments within the organization on production issues and customer orders to include estimated ship dates and expedite requests
• Ensure all missed customer orders have been identified and proactively communicated to our service teams
• Build and cultivate relationships with all stakeholders
• Provide continual improvement of the production planning and reporting processes
• Stay aligned to Lutron’s culture and values
• Be Passionate
• Be flexible and adaptable to changing markets
• Be an innovative thinker
• Be customer focused
• Be ethical

Qualifications

• Ability to work 1st shift production schedule (Mon-Fri from 6:30am to 3:00pm)
• High school diploma with 3+ years' experience OR associate's degree with 1+ years of experience
• If you have less than 3 years' experience, a degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required
• Experience in production scheduling or materials management (SAP preferred)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Lean manufacturing and/or six sigma certifications is a plus

Lutron Electronics position as the leading manufacturer of lighting controls worldwide, our unsurpassed quality, the breadth and depth of our product offerings, and our commitment to servicing our worldwide customers have resulted in strong sales and profitability growth year over year. This growth has in turn allowed the company to continue to invest in recruiting and retaining the best people we can find to service our customers. Continuous growth has also fueled our ability to constantly develop new technologies and new manufacturing processes that in turn drive the creation of new or better products and services. Lutron offers a competitive compensation and benefits package and a dynamic and professional work environment. We also offer continued growth through increased job responsibilities; courses offered through Lutron University and advancement opportunities. For more information, view our website at www.lutron.com. EOE/AA.