Sr. Production Planner

Wabtec Corporation; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 68,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

The Senior Production Planner at Evident Inspection Technologies, a division of Wabtec Corporation, will oversee production planning, material availability, and lifecycle management to ensure on-time delivery. This role coordinates with Demand, Purchasing, Engineering, and Manufacturing to optimize schedules and systems.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in manufacturing planning, strong ERP/MRP skills, and hands-on experience with ECOs, BOMs, and Lean-Sigma.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in manufacturing focusing on production planning and material planning.
• Experience as planner or master production scheduler; strong ERP/MRP knowledge.
• Detail-oriented and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with ECOs, BOMs, and specification sheets.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.
• Lean-Sigma experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and release the production plan and material availability; prepare work orders.
• Coordinate with Demand, Purchasing, Engineering, and Manufacturing to ensure on-time delivery.
• Balance supply and demand; drive S&OP processes and transparency of risks.
• Control inventory levels and minimize stock while meeting delivery goals.
• Coordinate phase-in/phase-out to limit E&O exposure and ensure new product launches.
• Update customer delivery dates and communicate delays to Customer Service.
• Release and expedite work orders to meet delivery dates.
• Collaborate with planning and IT to drive process automation and scheduling.

Skills

Production planning

MRP/ERP

Inventory management

S&OP

Lean-Sigma

MS Office

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

ERP systems

MRP

Job description

This position is part of Evident Inspection Technologies division, which delivers solutions to complex challenges by inspecting mission-critical assets and infrastructure. The division leverages nondestructive testing, remote visual inspection, and analytical instruments to support maintenance, manufacturing, and environmental applications. Visit Evident’s website for more information, ims.evidentscientific.com. Evident Inspection Technologies division is a part of Wabtec Corporation. Read more.

Job Description

The Senior Production Planner will be responsible for activities related to production planning, material availability, and lifecycle management. This individual will develop, implement, and maintain production planning and material management systems. This role will be a central piece of coordinating with the Demand, Purchasing, Engineering, and Manufacturing teams to ensure on time delivery of product. This individual is expected to prepare material requirement plans by using enterprise resource planning systems while looking for ways to continuously improve our systems and processes.

• Manage and release the production plan, material availability, and prepare production work orders for manufacturing to complete customer orders according to demand and establish proper replenishment and stocking quantities. Works with manufacturing to set a manufacturing priorities and holds them accountable to adhere to that schedule.
• Drive system performance and optimization to balance supply and demand, and bring transparency of risks, supply constraints, and opportunities to support the S&OP process. Help create and implement the S&OP forum as applicable.
• Managing inventory levels and minimizing them while meeting delivery expectations for their respective product categories.
• Coordinates with purchasing to manage the phase in and phase out of products to limit E&O exposure while ensuring a timely new product launch.
• Coordinates discussion and communicates plans to Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Production Engineering, Quality, Commercial Operations, Purchasing, Finance, Product Management Service and Engineering on issues related to delivery, cost, and customer satisfaction as needed.
• Responsible for updating customer delivery dates for their respective products and communicating with the Customer Service team about delays in deliveries.
• Supports supply chain transformation initiatives while driving a continuous improvement culture.
• Coordinates with purchasing to manage the phase in and phase out of products to limit E&O exposure while ensuring a timely new product launch.
• Release and expedite work orders when necessary to meet customer delivery dates.
• Partner with planning and IT to drive process automation and best in class system performance to optimize planning and detailed scheduling

Education

• Associates degree required, Bachelors degree desired.

Experience

• 5+ years' experience in manufacturing environment focusing on production planning and material planning
• 5+ years' experience as planner or master production scheduler functional Knowledge of ERP systems and MRP Must be a highly organized self-managed individual who works well independently with minimum supervision and ability work fast paced environment
• Ability to understand ECOs [Engineering Change Orders] Deviation Bills of materials and specification sheets
• Attentiveness to detail
• Strong decision-making and organization abilities
• Strong Analytical Skills
• Must be able to influence negotiate and resolve conflicts to reach consensus around common goals.
• Experience in a Lean-Sigma environment preferred
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent analytical skills with deep understanding of MS office tools.
• Accomplished lead-by-example tactical change agent with strong interpersonal skills.
• An ability to communicate at all levels and across sites to maintain relationships and cooperation in pursuing organizational goals.
• Ability to work in a matrix organization

Pay Range $68,000 - $85,000 base salary depending on experience plus 7.5% annual bonus target.

• Many Evident positions are located at export-control-restricted work locations or require access to export-controlled information. To be considered for these positions, you must be a U.S. Person. If hired, you must be able to provide valid proof of such status.

Additional Information

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary rate for this role is currently $68,000 - $85,000 base salary. The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at mywabtecbenefits.com. Other benefit offerings for this role may include annual bonus, if eligible.

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