Production Planner

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
• Ability to work in a highly energetic, constantly changing, data driven environment