What are the responsibilities and job description for the PRODUCTION PLANNER position at Owen Industries?
Summary/Objectives
The Production Planner helps manage and coordinate the schedule for the paint manufacturing operations at NPF. This role is responsible for ensuring efficient use of materials, equipment, and labor while meeting customer demand, quality standards, and delivery timelines.
Essential Functions
- Plan and coordinate paint production and process.
- Act as informational liaison between NPS and NPF.
- Collaboration with Sales, Quality, Operations, and Production Teams.
- To be an active member of the NPF Management team.
- Attend and provided daily updates for customer meetings.
- On site customer interaction and order fulfillment updates.
- Advise Sales Department of capabilities and capacities.
- Confirm Production Orders.
- Preparation of paperwork and load entries for customer shipments.
Expectations
⦁ Provide accurate and timely information about work in progress.
⦁ Support and encourage other crewmembers.
⦁ Achieve required quality standards.
⦁ Achieve on-time delivery to internal and external customers.
⦁ Represent the company in a professional, friendly manner.
⦁ Promote good departmental and inter-department team spirit.
⦁ Carry out additional duties as required by Management.
⦁ Work pro-actively and conscientiously in support of Owen Industries and its policies.
⦁ To participate in and support Continuous Improvement Programs, HR and other company initiatives.
⦁ To carry out duties in accordance with ISO standards and other company procedures.
Competencies
⦁ Technical skills & knowledge of process.
⦁ Problem Solving
⦁ Organization
⦁ Acceptance of responsibility
⦁ Team player
⦁ Decision making / self-reliance
- Strong Attention to detail and excellent analytical skills
Required Experience
⦁ OPTS Experience preferred but not required
⦁ SAP Experience preferred but not required
⦁ 1-3 years of Production Planner/Scheduling experience preferred but not required ideally in a manufacturing environment
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can be loud at times. Environment is not fully climate controlled.
Benefits Offered
Owen Industries offers a wide variety of benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Long and Short-term disability, Life Insurance, AD&D offered the 1st of the month after 30 days of employment. 401K and Profit Sharing after 6 months of employment. Immediate paid holidays and PTO accruals.
AAP/EEO Statement
Owen Industries is and equal opportunity employer.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Salary : $23 - $26