Production Planner

Prolec-Ge Waukesha, Inc; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Prolec-GE Waukesha, Inc. is seeking a Production Planner to optimize short- and long-term facility planning, ensuring components and assemblies arrive on time to meet customer demand and maintain inventory accuracy.

The role partners with operations, procurement and warehousing to drive lean improvements. Responsibilities include SAP-driven planning, PFEP adherence, supplier performance monitoring, and cross-functional collaboration to support manufacturing growth and new product introductions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field.
• Experience with production planning in a low-volume/high-mix environment.
• Strong knowledge of lean principles and processes.
• Proficient in SAP and data analysis.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Optimize production planning across the organization using SAP to improve throughput.
• Collaborate with operations to meet safety, quality, delivery, cost and cash targets.
• Develop and improve the materials purchasing and delivery system with PFEP.
• Develop metrics and standards for location materials performance.
• Create purchasing strategies and monitor supplier performance; work with supply commodity managers.
• Execute LEAN manufacturing in materials planning with accurate consumption projections.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with quality, engineering, planning and operations to ensure 100% on-time delivery.

Skills

Production planning

Inventory management

Communication skills

Lean principles

Data analysis

Microsoft Office

Material flow

Manufacturing operations

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in materials supply chain management, engineering, business or related field

Six Sigma Certification

APICS Certification

Tools

SAP

PFEP

PFEP methodology

Job description

The Production Planner is responsible for planning, organizing and directing the short and long term facility requirements to support current production planning, long term corporate growth, and new product development and manufacturing.

This position will ensure purchased components and assemblies are procured and delivered to the internal customers on time to meet external customer demand, maintain inventory accuracy and control total plant inventory, lead continuous improvement efforts in procurement, supply base management, and warehousing. Matrix responsibilities with operations and support groups for production planning, shipping, receiving, and inventory functions.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Optimize production planning throughout organization leveraging SAP toolset to drive business systematically while increasing factory throughput
• Participate as a member of the operations team in making cross-functional operational decisions, including transformation planning and financial target setting to meet department safety, quality, delivery, cost and cash objectives
• Execute and continuously improve a lean material purchasing and handling system for purchased and assembled parts by ensuring a Plan for Every Part (PFEP), a properly located and managed parts market, a rigorous material-delivery route using standard work, and pull signals to tightly link their areas of continuous flow to the supply of materials. Responsible for developing and improving the internal materials purchasing and delivery system
• Develop, analyze and communicate location materials metrics and standards of performance
• Develop and execute a purchasing strategy to meet the company’s business growth and materials requirements including monitoring supplier scorecard performance. Work with strategic supply commodity managers to improve supplier quality and delivery. Partner to optimize supply chain
• Implement and execute LEAN manufacturing in materials planning with accurate consumption projections and a strong internal relationship with production operations
• Adhere to established company policies, procedures, terms and conditions and legal matters
• Coordinate and work with quality, engineering, planning and operations to ensure 100% on-time delivery; drive root cause & corrective action to investigate and de-risk the future plan
• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by implementing, maintaining and aligning company policies that adhere to local, state and federal environmental, health and safety regulations
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Experience in production planning / level scheduling in a highly complex low volume / high mix manufacturing environment
• Inventory (reduction, turns, accuracy)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Possess a working knowledge and understanding of lean principles and processes
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with ability to analyze data and trends to result in action
• Knowledge of issues and considerations for effectively managing local or distributed inventories of raw materials, work in progress and finished goods.
• Knowledge of processes, tools and operations considerations for effective and efficient movement of goods and materials throughout the manufacturing cycle, ensuring we are efficiently supporting our process partners
• Knowledge of the day-to-day operations of a manufacturing plant or facility
• Strong analytical skills and financial understanding

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Required Education / Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in materials supply chain management, engineering, business or related field

Preferred Education / Experience

• Six Sigma Certification
• APICS Certification

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Key Working Relationships

Traffic, Supply Chain, Shipping and Sales. Functional Leaders: Engineering, Human Resources, Sales Operations, Sourcing, Finance, Operations, Executive leadership

Physical Demands

Must able to lift 15 lbs. Be on the production floor 15% of the time and walk across plant multiple times per day

Working Conditions

Office and manufacturing facility. Approx. 15% of time on production floor

Prolec-GE Waukesha, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.