Production Control Planner 2

The Position (Summary):

The Production Control Planner 2 will be responsible for improving quality, eliminating waste, and reducing inventory costs while demonstrating a passionate pursuit of continuous improvement throughout the company.  The Production Control Planner 2 position has a primary focus on the business’s capital orders and coordinating international suppliers.

Minimum Essential Requirements:

• Monitor MRP runs daily to update Supply Chain Team’s workbench
• Provide guidance, direction and prioritization to supply chain team
• Lead weekly capital planning/sourcing meeting, providing updates to assembly supervisor and project manager
• Collaborate with Assembly Supervisor and Project Manager on capital project schedule, plan, and prioritization
• Attend all required “Walk-Thru” production meetings. Provide updates on any supply chain issues and report supply chain issues back to supply chain team
• Complete a daily review of new sales order lines entered from previous day, provide daily report to sales and supply chain highlighting any change requests or orders that require special attention
• Read and understand detailed machining prints, geometric dimensioning & tolerancing, assembly prints, and bills of materials
• Plan and schedule workflow for each department and operation assigned according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times
• Maintain Routings for products in area of responsibility
• Analyze production specifications and plant capacity data
• Confer with department supervisors to determine status of orders
• Expedite operations that are causing a delay in schedules
• Responsible for updating the appropriate Item Master Fields to support Engineering Changes, R&D, New Releases, and Drawing Updates
• Monitor Engineering Change Notice releases and maintain work order bills of materials as required
• Generate and issue ECN part disposition status to each system
• Prepare list of required materials when needed
• Prepare various production reports for capital orders
• Liaison with international buyer, international sourcing teams, and international suppliers
• Coordinate international inbound shipments with logistics supervisor
• Release production orders for capital projects to meet assembly launch date and customer’s due dates
• Provide support for Production Control Planner 1 as required

Preferred Key Requirements:

• Experience in managing manufacturing processes, productivity, and efficiency measurements
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent understanding of Material Requirements Planning (ERP/MRP) and Capacity Planning
• Microsoft Power Platform (BI, Automate, Apps) is desired
• APICS certification (CPIM or CSCP) is a plus
• Lean/6S & 6 Sigma Training/Certification is a plus

Experience and Education:

• Experience: 5-7 years’ experience in Master Scheduling and Inventory Control, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Education: Technical Degree, advanced degree or equivalent combined with relevant job specific experience. Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, or related is preferred
• Communication: Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal communication

Technology:

• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite (Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel)
• ERP/MRP (Microsoft D365) and Business Intelligence desired
• Position will require daily utilization of Microsoft Teams, D365, and Microsoft Office Suite

Travel Requirements:

None

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities

Work Environment & Culture:

The work environment (physical requirements) is described below, and the company culture is dedicated to fostering a very strong environmental health and safety program.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements:

• 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work is performed both in the office and manufacturing area. While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is required to walk, stand, reach, and sit for up to 8 hours a day.
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance.