Production Planner I

Charter Automotive; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) with employer matching and plan

Company-paid life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Charter Manufacturing, a family-owned metals group, is hiring a Production Planner I for Charter Wire in Milwaukee. You will develop, execute, and monitor production schedules to meet customer delivery needs while optimizing efficiency; work with commercial and logistics to maintain capacity and inventory goals; and troubleshoot schedule issues.

Ideal candidates will have an associate degree or equivalent, 1+ year of supply chain experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent work experience.
• 1+ years related Supply Chain or Operations experience.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills to relate to a variety of functional areas within the organization.
• Excellent organizational skills balancing daily and weekly tasks with internal customers.
• Strong interpersonal skills in collaboration and ability to accomplish goals within a team environment.
• Capacity to understand and work with cross functional areas such as Plant operations, Commercial, Logistics, Scheduling, and Accounting.
• Demonstrated skills influencing and driving results without direct authority between internal customers.
• Demonstrated experience working in a collaborative team environment.
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple task/projects.
• Proficient in use of MS Office Software.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and monitor Production Schedules that align customer service and delivery requirements while optimizing production efficiencies.
• Produce, monitor, and communicate capacity reports for planning by commercial and plant managers.
• Execute Production Schedules to align to optimal inventory levels for billet, coil, and cut-to-length requirements.
• Work with commercial and finance to monitor and disposition aged and out of spec inventory.
• Identify and communicate supply constraints with potential resolution plans.
• Coordinate daily communication with schedulers and commercial on delivery issues.
• Cross train in other Production Planning functions as required.
• Participate in cross functional teams to improve efficiencies and service to customers.
• Respond to off hour calls from operations leadership for schedule changes and issue resolution.

Skills

Production planning

Analytical skills

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Team collaboration

MS Office

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree in Business or Supply Chain

APICS CPIM or CPSM certifications

Tools

ERP systems

Planning modules

Job description

Charter Manufacturing is a fourth-generation family-owned business where our will to grow drives us to do it better. Join the team and become part of our family! Charter Wire is hiring a Production Planner I! The Production Planner will establish daily production schedules for assigned site for operations resources, monitor inventories, track progress of production, and review factors which affect schedules. This role will work closely with commercial, logistics, and operations to execute production schedules to optimize production efficiencies while meeting customer expectations.

Position Details:

Location: Charter Wire - Menomonee Valley, Milwaukee Fully Onsite

What you'll need:

• Associate degree or equivalent work experience.
• One plus years related Supply Chain or Operations experience.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills to relate to a variety of functional areas within the organization.
• Excellent organizational skills balancing daily and weekly tasks with internal customers.
• Strong interpersonal skills in collaboration and ability to accomplish goals within a team environment.
• Capacity to understand and work with cross functional areas such as: Plant operations, Commercial, Logistics, Scheduling, and Accounting.
• Demonstrated skills influencing and driving results without direct authority between internal customers.
• Demonstrated experience working in a collaborative team environment.
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple task/projects.
• Proficient in use of MS Office Software.

Preferred experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Supply Chain Management.
• APICS CPIM or CPSM certifications.
• ERP System experience in planning/scheduling modules.
• Six Sigma/Lean Training.
• Experience in reporting writing.
• Demonstrated negotiating skills.

What you'll do:

• Develop, execute, and monitor Production Schedules that align customer service and delivery requirements to while optimizing production efficiencies for assigned product/location.
• Produce, monitor, and communicate capacity reports that enable commercial and plant managers to plan and coordinate their areas accordingly.
• Execute and monitor Production Schedules that align to optimal inventory levels for billet, coil, and cut-to-length requirements.
• Work collectively with commercial and finance to monitor and disposition aged and out of spec inventory.
• Proactively identifies and communicates supply related constraints and/or issues including potential plans for resolutions.
• Coordinate daily communication with other schedulers and commercial on existing or potential delivery issues.
• Cross train in other Production Planning functions as required.
• Participate in cross functional teams to improve efficiencies and service to our customers.
• Respond to off hour calls from operations leadership for schedule change requests and issue resolution.

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We offer comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits, along with a 401(k) plan that includes employer matching and profit sharing. Additionally, we offer company-paid life insurance, disability coverage, and paid time off (PTO).

OUR STORY

Charter Manufacturing is a family-owned group of diversified metals manufacturing businesses founded in 1936 and headquartered in Mequon, Wis. Our will to grow drives our success. It is fueled by a team of respected and dedicated employees committed to continuous improvement and an entrepreneurial spirit that thrives within the Charter family.

WE ARE INVESTED IN YOU

When you work at Charter Manufacturing you're part of a four-generation family business. That means, you're not just an employee, you're one of our family members. We believe in mutual trust. Employees are respected and empowered to explore new and better ways to impact the success of the company.

Employees, at every level, are valued for their motivation to deliver the best products and service. We are in this together.

Charter has a thriving team environment. Part of being a family means we collaborate, learn, thrive and benefit – together. We are committed to your future. The forward thinking and enthusiasm from our team drives us to create resources and opportunities for employees to learn, develop and create their own future. We celebrate you. We are successful because of our employees — and their great work doesn't go unnoticed. We recognize and reward our employees for their contributions.

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