Production Planner
hace 5 días
Grand Rapids
Job Description The Production Planner is responsible to schedule production for assigned facilities, ensuring that products are produced and delivered on-time. The Production Planner helps plan and schedule appropriate labor and materials resources for efficient and cost-effective production flow. Essential Duties and Responsibilities • Schedules production effectively by facility by analyzing and using multiple data sources to develop strategic and tactical plans for work flow, • Strives to level load production schedules to ensure efficient and cost effective production, • Recommends labor levels for efficient production and on-time delivery, • Reacts and reschedules production when needed to accommodate unexpected situations, • Monitors, analyzes and reports production performance for Operations, • Determines product delivery dates based on material availability and labor capacity, • Updates master production schedule to reflect correct completion dates, • Revises production schedules when required due to labor or material shortages, • Recommends labor and machine requirements to meet short and long term production schedules, • Releases work for production per schedule, • Ensures appropriate inventory for efficient production, • Monitors shipping risks and opportunities, • Identifies, recommends and takes corrective actions to solve production issues, • Performs other tasks as assigned by supervisor Job Requirements • Minimum 1 to 3 years successful production planning and/or materials management experience, • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain Management or related discipline, • APICS or ISM Certification, preferred, • Lean manufacturing experience, • Demonstrated knowledge of inventory control, • Demonstrated analytical ability, • Experience with ERP/MRP Systems, • Strong written and verbal communication skills, • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, highly proficient in Excel Essential Duties and Responsibilities • Schedules production effectively for the Mesa facility by analyzing and using multiple data sources to develop strategic and tactical plans for work flow, • Strives to level load production schedules to ensure efficient and cost effective production, • Recommends labor levels for efficient production and on-time delivery, • Reacts and reschedules production when needed to accommodate unexpected situations, • Monitors, analyzes and reports production performance for Operations, • Determines product delivery dates based on material availability and labor capacity, • Updates master production schedule to reflect correct completion dates, • Revises production schedules when required due to labor or material shortages, • Recommends labor and machine requirements to meet short and long term production schedules, • Releases work for production per schedule, • Ensures appropriate inventory for efficient production, • Monitors shipping risks and opportunities, • Identifies, recommends and takes corrective actions to solve production issues, • Minimum 3 to 5 years successful production planning and/or materials management experience, • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Manufacturing or related discipline, preferred, • APCS Certification, preferred, • Experience in a manufacturing environment, strongly preferred, • Demonstrated knowledge of inventory control, • Demonstrated analytical ability, • Experience with ERP/MRP Systems, • Lean manufacturing experience, preferred, • Strong written and verbal communication skills, • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications Essential Duties and Responsibilities • Schedules production effectively by analyzing and using multiple data sources to develop strategic and tactical plans for work flow, • Strives to level load production schedules to ensure efficient and cost effective production, • Recommends labor levels for efficient production and on-time delivery, • Reacts and reschedules production when needed to accommodate unexpected situations, • Monitors, analyzes and reports production performance for Operations, • Determines product delivery dates based on material availability and labor capacity, • Updates master production schedule to reflect correct completion dates, • Revises production schedules when required due to labor or material shortages, • Recommends labor and machine requirements to meet short and long term production schedules, • Releases work for production per schedule, • Ensures appropriate inventory for efficient production, • Monitors shipping risks and opportunities, • Identifies, recommends and takes corrective actions to solve production issues, • Minimum 3 to 5 years successful production planning and/or materials management experience, • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Manufacturing or related discipline, preferred, • APICS Certification, preferred, • Experience in a manufacturing environment, strongly preferred, • Demonstrated knowledge of inventory control, • Demonstrated analytical ability, • Experience with ERP/MRP Systems, • Lean manufacturing experience, preferred, • Strong written and verbal communication skills, • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications Essential Duties and Responsibilities • Schedules production effectively by facility by analyzing and using multiple data sources to develop strategic and tactical plans for work flow, • Strives to level load production schedules to ensure efficient and cost effective production, • Recommends labor levels for efficient production and on-time delivery, • Reacts and reschedules production when needed to accommodate unexpected situations, • Monitors, analyzes and reports production performance for Operations, • Determines product delivery dates based on material availability and labor capacity, • Updates master production schedule to reflect correct completion dates, • Revises production schedules when required due to labor or material shortages, • Recommends labor and machine requirements to meet short and long term production schedules, • Releases work for production per schedule, • Ensures appropriate inventory for efficient production, • Monitors shipping risks and opportunities, • Identifies, recommends and takes corrective actions to solve production issues, • Performs other tasks as assigned by supervisor Job Requirements • Minimum 1 to 3 years successful production planning and/or materials management experience, • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain Management or related discipline, • APICS or ISM Certification, preferred, • Lean manufacturing experience, • Demonstrated knowledge of inventory control, • Demonstrated analytical ability, • Experience with ERP/MRP Systems, • Strong written and verbal communication skills, • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, highly proficient in Excel, • Ability to work in a highly energetic, constantly changing, data driven environment