Production Planner (Mayville)

MetalCraft of Mayville; Kekoskee (WI); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc. is seeking a Production Planner to ensure accurate planning parameters within a Lean environment and to follow up on production orders for customer and internal demand.

You will analyze work center loads, manage material availability, and support cross-plant projects with a focus on on-time delivery. The role requires 5+ years in production planning, strong communication, and proficiency with SAP.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning within a Lean manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read blueprints and interpret manufacturing requirements.
• Strong collaboration with operations, engineering and purchasing.

Responsabilités

• Review customer demand and communicate feedback to Customer Service and Sales.
• Determine material quantities and ensure availability to meet demand; release shop orders.
• Proactively communicate scheduling issues and opportunities to meet deliveries.
• Confer with supervisors to determine status of scheduled work.
• Serve as information hub for delivery schedule issues and impacts.

Connaissances

Kanban

Lean Manufacturing

Blueprint reading

Labor reporting

Oral and written communication

Team player

Materials planning concepts

Manufacturing processes understanding

Creative thinking

Formation

Associate degree with a business emphasis

Outils

SAP

Description du poste

Overview

The Production Planner has primary responsibility to ensure accurate planning parameters are in place within a Lean Manufacturing environment and follow up on production orders in support of customer and internal demands. Will analyze work center loads for effective capacity planning. Will also ensure accurate inventories by effectively addressing any labor reporting issues. This position has a close working relationship with Operations, Product Engineering, purchasing, and customer service. In addition, the Production Planner will confer with department heads to determine status of assigned projects, expedite operations that delay schedules and prepare production reports.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely review of customer demand and provide feedback to the Customer Service and Sales teams.
• Establish the required quantities and availability of materials needed to meet customer demand, and oversee the release shop orders accordingly.
• Proactively communicate across the organization scheduling issues and opportunities to ensure deliveries are met and objectives are achieved.
• Confer with department supervisors to determine status of scheduled work.
• Act as the information hub for all issues concerning/impacting delivery schedules.
• Expedite operations that delay schedules, and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
• Interface with purchasing to expedite problem parts and to reschedule material deliveries that will result in excess inventory.
• Close shop orders ensuring proper material consumption. Perform inventory movements and adjustments as needed.
• Communicate with various departments on any potential production issues or needs.
• Support cross plant/departmental teams and projects as necessary.
• Engage with shop floor personnel with any issues.
• Implements and maintains all components of the performance management system for all direct reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Proficient in SAP, Kanban & Lean Manufacturing
• Knowledge in Blue print reading
• Understanding Labor reporting
• Exceptional people skills in working with external customers and internal customers
• Strong team player
• Basic understanding of materials planning and inventory concepts
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes
• Creative thinking skills
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Associate degree with a business emphasis
• A minimum of 5 years of work experience in production planning
• Basic knowledge of word and excel

Metalcraft of Mayville is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity