PRODUCTION PLANNER/SCHEDULER - Manufacturing

Amtec Staffing; Brea (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Amtec Staffing in California is seeking a Production Planner/Scheduler to drive the flow of products across the entire production cycle. You will plan and schedule work orders, coordinate with manufacturing floor, and help meet internal financial goals and customer delivery dates.

The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of production planning experience, familiarity with electronics manufacturing or similar industries, and hands-on ERP system usage.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in production planning and scheduling.
• Experience in electronics manufacturing or a similar industry is required.
• Experience using ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Direct coordination with Master Scheduler, Production Supervisors and Team Leads.
• Manage material shortages with Production and Supply Chain teams.
• Plan and coordinate production schedules for materials and assemblies.
• Work closely with supply chain to ensure materials needed to meet production schedules are on‑hand.
• Manage the work order process from start to finish to meet the customer required delivery dates in the production plan/sales order backlog.
• Coordinate delivery of parts between purchasing and warehouse to expedite flow of material and on time delivery of shortages to meet production schedule
• Utilize ERP system to generate manufacturing work orders
• Release manufacturing documentation to production
• Notify Program Management of any schedule impacts to customers and committed dates
• Coordinate/expedite manufacturing builds to ensure schedules are achieved
• Complete/update status reports, such as production plan, line schedules, WIP reports and others
• Analyzes production flow to identify at risk items and communicates to stakeholders.
• Works closely with engineering to ensure accuracy and on‑time availability of documentation, tooling and recipes.
• Introduces process improvement initiatives to Operations and other related processes which help to drive efficiencies, reduce costs, and increase documentation accuracy.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

ERP systems

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

• At least 2 years of experience in production planning and scheduling
• Must have experience in electronics manufacturing OR a similar industry
• Experience using ERP systems

SUMMARY

Production Planner/Scheduler will be responsible for planning, scheduling, coordinating and/or monitoring the flow of products throughout the entire production cycle. Must provide timely planning and scheduling of manufacturing work orders to the manufacturing floor to achieve both internal financial goals as well as customer delivery dates.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Direct coordination with Master Scheduler, Production Supervisors and Team Leads.
• Manage material shortages with Production and Supply Chain teams.
• Plan and coordinate production schedules for materials and assemblies.
• Work closely with supply chain to ensure materials needed to meet production schedules are on‑hand.
• Manage the work order process from start to finish to meet the customer required delivery dates in the production plan/sales order backlog.
• Coordinate delivery of parts between purchasing and warehouse to expedite flow of material and on time delivery of shortages to meet production schedule
• Utilize ERP system to generate manufacturing work orders
• Release manufacturing documentation to production
• Notify Program Management of any schedule impacts to customers and committed dates
• Coordinate/expedite manufacturing builds to ensure schedules are achieved
• Complete/update status reports, such as production plan, line schedules, WIP reports and others
• Analyzes production flow to identify at risk items and communicates to stakeholders.
• Works closely with engineering to ensure accuracy and on‑time availability of documentation, tooling and recipes.
• Introduces process improvement initiatives to Operations and other related processes which help to drive efficiencies, reduce costs, and increase documentation accuracy.