Strategic Production Planner

Astronova, Inc.; West Warwick (RI); Vor Ort; USD 60.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Astronova, Inc. in Warwick, RI is seeking a Production Planner to develop executable production schedules, assess component availability, and release work orders to meet customer delivery requirements.

The role focuses on detailed planning, short-term scheduling, and day-to-day coordination with cross-functional teams. The planner will maintain ERP/MRP data, monitor progress, adjust schedules as priorities shift, and identify opportunities to improve planning accuracy and schedule adherence in a

Qualifikationen

• Experience in planning, scheduling, production control, manufacturing, or a related environment.
• Experience with ERP/MRP or production planning systems.
• Ability to understand manufacturing processes, routings, work orders, and production requirements.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and changing requirements.

Aufgaben

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and short-term production schedules based on priorities, customer requirements, materials, labor, equipment, and available resources.
• Perform part studies to determine manufacturing processes, routings, operations, and estimated labor or machine requirements.
• Create, review, and release work orders, ensuring materials, routings, operations, quantities, and required dates are accurate.
• Coordinate with Production, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Maintenance, and Materials to ensure work is properly planned and released.
• Monitor work orders and schedule progress and identify delays, material shortages, resource constraints, and scheduling conflicts.
• Adjust detailed schedules based on changing priorities, material availability, manpower, and capacity.
• Maintain accurate planning, routing, scheduling, and work-order information within ERP/MRP systems.
• Communicate daily priorities, schedule changes, and work-order requirements to affected teams.
• Provide schedule and work-order status updates and support the Senior/Lead Planner/Master Scheduler with planning information and analysis.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning accuracy, work-order flow, and schedule adherence.

Kenntnisse

Planning & scheduling

ERP/MRP systems

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Multitasking

Ausbildung

Associate or Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Jobbeschreibung

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Planner

W. Warwick, RI, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1796

Salary Range: $60,000.00 To $70,000.00 Annually

The Production Planner is responsible for developing executable production schedules, evaluating component availability and supply constraints, determining feasible work-order release dates, and releasing and maintaining work orders to support customer delivery requirements.

Primary Focus

Detailed planning, part studies, work-order management, short-term scheduling, and day-to-day coordination.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and short-term production schedules based on established priorities, customer requirements, materials, labor, equipment, and available resources.
• Perform part studies to determine manufacturing processes, routings, operations, and estimated labor or machine requirements.
• Create, review, and release work orders, ensuring materials, routings, operations, quantities, and required dates are accurate.
• Coordinate with Production, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Maintenance, and Materials to ensure work is properly planned and released.
• Monitor work orders and schedule progress and identify delays, material shortages, resource constraints, and scheduling conflicts.
• Adjust detailed schedules based on changing priorities, material availability, manpower, and capacity.
• Maintain accurate planning, routing, scheduling, and work-order information within ERP/MRP systems.
• Communicate daily priorities, schedule changes, and work-order requirements to affected teams.
• Provide schedule and work-order status updates and support the Senior/Lead Planner/Master Scheduler with planning information and analysis.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning accuracy, work-order flow, and schedule adherence.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field preferred.
• Experience in planning, scheduling, production control, manufacturing, or a related environment.
• Experience with ERP/MRP or production planning systems.
• Ability to understand manufacturing processes, routings, work orders, and production requirements.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and changing requirements.

Key Performance Indicators

• Work-order release accuracy and timeliness