Production Planner

Join Norican – Where Innovation Meets Excellence
About Us
Norican is the proud home to five leading, globally operating brands: DISA, StrikoWestofen, Wheelabrator, Monitizer, and Simpson, all supported by our dedicated Norican digital data engineers. As one strong global partner, we serve our customers better, faster, and more efficiently, providing them with access to all we have to offer. From melting, dosing, and molding through to surface preparation, we provide solutions to solve our customers’ challenges.
Why Join Us?

• Global Network: Be part of a global network of engineering expertise, manufacturing capacity, and service support.
• Innovation: Work with the latest knowledge and know-how to keep our customers performing at their best.
• Sustainability: We lead for sustainability, ensuring the company’s long-term success and viability by innovating in all that we do.
• Diversity & Teamwork: Embrace and build on diversity and teamwork. Our differences make us strong, and we value diverse voices and perspectives.
• Commitment: Deliver on commitments to all stakeholders, increasing profit and sustainability for our customers, creating a safe and enjoyable working environment, and treating suppliers fairly.
• Employee Development: Develop your potential and excellence. We invest in and grow your capabilities, giving you the confidence and trust to make changes and rewarding achievers and learners.

Benefits?

• Competitive health insurance options
• Employer paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability coverage
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid critical illness and accidental coverage
• 401k with employer match
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays
• Annual bonus opportunity

Position Overview
A Planner/Scheduler creates and maintains project or operational schedules for staff and equipment, identifying needs, sequencing tasks, and ensuring resource availability to meet project goals. Key responsibilities include developing comprehensive schedules, analyzing and adjusting them for efficiency, forecasting resource needs (like labor and materials), coordinating with various departments, tracking project progress against milestones, and reporting on schedule performance to management.

Job Functions

• Creating and maintaining detailed, short-term and long-term work schedules for projects, production, or staff.
• Identifying and planning for material, equipment, and human resource requirements needed to complete tasks.
• Determining the most efficient sequence of operations and tasks to improve productivity and balance workloads.
• Working with departments like engineering, purchasing, and production to ensure a smooth flow of work and timely delivery of projects.
• Monitoring project timelines, analyzing variances from the baseline schedule, and providing reports on progress to stakeholders.
• Making necessary adjustments to schedules in response to changing conditions, such as resource availability or unexpected issues.
• Analyzing schedules to identify opportunities for cost reduction and productivity increases
• Ensuring schedules adhere to relevant labor laws, industry regulations, and internal policies.

Qualifications & Experience

• Educational Background: A bachelor's degree
• Experience: Three to seven years related experience
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office; ERP Software

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. Norican is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Our policies and practices are designed to ensure that all qualified applicants receive fair consideration for employment and that employees are treated equitably in all aspects of their employment. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment.