Production Planner I

Pilkington North America Inc.; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pilkington North America Inc. is seeking a Production Scheduler to develop and manage the production schedule and manufacturing plan aligned with demand, resources, and inventory targets.

You will coordinate with the Production, Maintenance, and Engineering teams to ensure schedules meet customer requirements and capacity constraints. Responsibilities include daily scheduling, weekend/overtime planning, and communication across departments to ensure clear understanding and fulfillment of the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of materials/logistics experience.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and leadership ability.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and organize objectives and targets to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop production schedule and manufacturing plan aligned with finished product demand, resources, and inventory targets.
• Schedule production to meet customer requirements and maintain inventory levels.
• Coordinate with Maintenance and Engineering for downtime, PMs, and upgrades.
• Publish daily production schedule and manage weekend/overtime planning.
• Maintain open communication with customers and internal teams to ensure plans are understood and executed.
• Analyze changes in demand and review inventory against planned consumption.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership ability

Prioritization

Organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

APICS certification

Job description

• Responsible for the development of the production schedule and manufacturing plan consistent with finished product demand, resource availability, and inventory level objectives.
• Schedules the production of material through the plant to meet customer requirements and maintain inventory levels
• Work with Production Department to meet scheduling and production needs.
• Coordinates with Maintenance and Engineering for scheduled down-time, PMs, equipment upgrades, etc.
• Interfaces with Quality/NMI on product development programs
• Prepares and publishes daily production schedule
• Responsible for comprising the weekend/overtime production schedule
• Maintains open communication with customers, manufacturing and support personnel to assure manufacturing plans are clearly understood and fulfilled
• Analyze changes in demand at the part level, weekly review inventory against planned consumption at the part level
• Review and evaluate customer demand information
• Order raw glass and other raw materials in a timely manner to support the production schedule
• Responsible for AGR and Service order management
• Backup to daily, weekly and monthly reporting
• Participate in Physical Inventories bi-annually; cycle counting as requested
• On call 24/7 to respond to customers and scheduling questions
• Adherence to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct and its Values and Principles.

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years of materials/logistics experience
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and leadership ability.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and organize objectives and targets to meet deadlines.

Qualifications Desired:

• 3-5 years of materials/logistics experience
• APICS certification
• Experience in an automotive manufacturing environment

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