Production Control Specialist (Planner)

Overview:

Candidate will plan and optimize flow of approved materials, components, and related materials through all phases of material planning to meet production requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Material Planner with Lean Manufacturing experience such as; material/product pull systems, line balancing techniques, and time study experience preferred. Must also have strong problem solving and kaizen abilities
• Will plan and optimize flow of approved materials, components, and related materials through all phases of material planning to meet production requirements
• Supports new products preparation activities in order to ensure that the start of the production is trouble free
• Supports program balance out activities in order to fulfill customer orders and avoid obsolescence both in house and at supplier
• Calculate requirements and issue component orders to our suppliers
• Receive and input the customer orders and forecasts in the system, as needed
• Contact the necessary supplier contacts
• Monitor and track all open and past due orders from suppliers
• Maintain hot kanban board
• Support all departments within TAC when required
• Monitor negative inventory
• Monitor overstocked inventory
• Daily Days on Hand monitoring
• Process Return Material Authorizations (RMAs) to suppliers
• Complete Inventory Adjustments
• Complete Obsolescence Adjustments
• Twice yearly physical inventory preparation and support
• Component cycle counts
• Prepare and maintain component tracking sheets
  
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or at least four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
  
  
  
  

Preferred Attributes:

• Self-motivated with a strong attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous learning
  
  
  
  

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Prescription
• Vision
• 401K Company match
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Education Assistance
• Flex Spending
• Employee Assistance Programs
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
  
  
  
  

TAC Manufacturing, Inc. is a Japanese owned automotive parts supplier, serving the Japanese Transplants (Toyota, Nissan, Subaru, etc.) as well as the domestic OEMs (Ford and GM). Located in Jackson, MI, TAC Manufacturing, Inc. is a subsidiary company of Tokai-Rika Co. LTD, which is located in Nagoya, Japan.

TAC was founded in 1991 and currently employs 700 people at our Jackson, MI location.

We manufacture security and safety-related products: shift levers, shift-by-wire, steering wheels, exterior mirrors, steering column locks, key cylinders, mechanical and remote keys, and more.

Shift your career into drive and help TAC Manufacturing make the driving experience an intuitive connection between the human body and the vehicle.

TAC Manufacturing, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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