Precision Fluorocarbon Inc. (PFI), an industry leader in custom plastic component manufacturing located in Tomball, Texas is seeking an experienced Planner / Scheduler to join our team.

No calls or recruiters please.

Company Description

Precision Fluorocarbon Inc. specialize in compression molded PTFE, thermally formed PTFE diaphragms, custom, and machined plastic components.

PFI produces consistently precise and uniform plastic products for a wide range of industries including aerospace, medical, motorsports, oil & gas, pharmaceutical, pump, semiconductor, and valve.

Role and Responsibilities

The Planner / Scheduler is responsible for coordinating the flow of work and materials according to daily and weekly production schedules.

Reviews and distributes production work and shipment schedules; conferring with production and department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates.

Primary point of contact for flow of work and priorities at all manufacturing facilities.

Essential Functions :

• Coordinates with production supervisors to review shop load demand for over / under loading conditions
• Proactively communicates daily with Sales on production order status and / or delays.
• Assists in creation and maintenance of Kanban and stocking programs.
• Maintains master files of manufactured part numbers.
• Reviews MRP exception messages to determine push / pull actions as necessary. Brief production on impacts.
• Coordinates with estimating, order admin, sales, and production on product lead times.
• Analyzes demand, then prepare and distribute BOM / Routers to the production floor
• Researches, reconciles, and resolves discrepancies and on-hand balance issues to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Distributes production and material demand reports to management as required.
• Follow up, in a timely manner, with all teams to expedite flow of material and BOMs and Routers to meet production schedule and customer expectations
• Works with engineering to maintain accurate documentation.
• Ensures all assigned projects are accompanied by necessary documentation.
• Maintains status reports for selected customers as assigned by management.
• Interacts with Production, Sales, and Manufacturing Engineering on daily basis to resolve issues regarding manufacturing efficiencies or any changes to available capacity.
• Reviews and create capacity reports regularly and interface with any necessary departments to plan for and resolve issues.
• Reviews daily progress of dispatch priorities.
• Coordinates priority requests from production / engineering / expediting
• Coordinates workflow between facilities.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Skills, and Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree highly desired, High School diploma or GED from accredited institution (required)
• Combination of education / training and 5 or more years of experience in lieu of bachelor’s
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office. Must have working knowledge of Excel vlookup, pivot tables and formulas.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to interact with all levels of staff and suppliers
• Experience working a fast-paced environment
• ECI / MACOLA ERP Systems experience a plus
• Must be analytical and have experience with problem-solving
• Must be a self-starter able to multitask, with excellent attention to detail, and exceptional organizational skills
• Experience in Discrete Manufacturing and Batch Manufacturing
• Experience with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement

Physical Activities

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is :

• Continually required to stand or walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.
• Regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
• Continually required to sit.
• The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 35 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

The company will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

Environmental Conditions

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is :

Typically, working in an office environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Benefits

We offer competitive pay and excellent benefits, including :

• Health, Dental, and Vision benefits
• Company paid employee Life insurance, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life, AD&D, STD / LTD
• 401(k) plan with a generous Company match

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Last updated : 2024-05-22