Strategic Production Planner: Lean, JIT & On-Time Delivery

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

TAS Energy Inc. in Houston seeks a Production Planner to ensure on-time product delivery by coordinating Production, Engineering and Purchasing, verifying information and materials before releasing orders for manufacture.

You will support the Production Manager, participate in continuous improvement initiatives, and manage material scheduling, expediting and shop coordination, with a focus on lean and JIT methods.

Qualifications

• Four-year technical degree or six years of equivalent work experience.
• Experience with JIT, MRP, CRP, Lean or other waste elimination processes.
• ISO 9000 or other QMS structures experience is desired.
• APICS CPIM certification a plus.
• Spanish language skills a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review and verify drawing and material availability prior to release for manufacture.
• Coordinate closely with the Scheduler on internal, customer and vendor schedules.
• Stage and complete materials prior to job release.
• Coordinate between Production, Engineering and Purchasing.
• Track and report progress to schedule.
• Assist shop foreman with shortages and material needs.
• Plan and assist with shop and material scheduling.
• Perform in-house expediting as needed to maintain schedule deliverables.

Skills

JIT

MRP

CRP

Lean

ISO 9000

APICS CPIM

Spanish

MS Project

Great Plains

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Data analysis

PC applications

Communication

Education

Four-year technical degree or six years equivalent work experience

Tools

MS Project

Great Plains

Job description

TAS Energy Inc. in Houston seeks a Production Planner to ensure on-time product delivery by coordinating Production, Engineering and Purchasing, verifying information and materials before releasing orders for manufacture.

You will support the Production Manager, participate in continuous improvement initiatives, and manage material scheduling, expediting and shop coordination, with a focus on lean and JIT methods.