Production Planner
Company: HORST ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING CO
Location: East Hartford
Posted on: October 17, 2024
Job Description:
Job Summary:The Production Planner is responsible for
coordinating, monitoring, and improving production flow. This
position is responsible for all production activities related to
manufacturing production and planning, including but not limited to
customer demand (MRP), job routers, production reports and
scheduling. This role utilizes lean enterprise skills to
continuously improve products and processes. Major Areas of
Responsibility:
- Create and establish production planning processes through
cross-functional collaboration between sales, engineering,
purchasing, quality, and manufacturing teams.
- Drive on time shipments through creation of daily production
schedules that optimize capacity utilization, raw material
allocation, WIP, and finish good inventory levels.
- Establish planning controls and inventory levels that can
accommodate forecast fluctuations, with keen attention to
production lot sizes.
- Coordinate and monitor daily performance, production output,
scheduling commitments, inventory cycle counts, on time releases,
overdue releases, etc.
- Manage material requirement planning data and issue job
travelers (routers) to the production floor that optimize manpower,
machinery utilization, and inventory levels.
- Plan work orders for manufacturing with respect to customer
demand and subcontract (OV) cost (lot charges vs piece prices),
monitor over/under production.
- Create expedite job completion timelines for external
customers. Communicate any changes in schedule or delivery dates to
all affected parties.
- Ensure sufficient supplies of parts and materials are
available.
- Load shop floor planner in ERP when releasing job routers.
- Interface effectively with internal and external customers and
support teams.
- Provide input during development of production schedules and
associated costs.
- Assess need for and implement corrective action on an ongoing
basis. Inform management, purchasing, manufacturing and customer
service of schedule slippages, bottlenecks, or other problem areas
in a timely manner. Other Responsibilities:
- Run weekly master list, start list, date changes and other
reports as necessary.
- Compile weekly push-out/pull-in reports.
- Notify appropriate parties of any changes to delivery
dates
- Responsible for cycle counts and inventory.
- Use Lean practices to continuously improve manufacturing
processes and maintain 5S levels.
- Assist other areas as necessary. Requirements:
- Associates Degree in a manufacturing or engineering related
field
- Two years of scheduling, planning, and/or inventory control
experience in a manufacturing environment involving machining or
similar processes.
- Prior ERP/MRP experience. Use of Epicor ERP is a plus.
- Strong MS Office skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)
- Strong organizational, verbal and interpersonal skills.
- Proven ability to apply lean enterprise principals to eliminate
waste.
- Must be able to work under stringent deadlines and have a sense
of urgency.
- Must be able to work in a team environment.
- Previous Sales-Inventory-Operation-Planning SIOP (S&OP)
methodology knowledge a plus.Physical Requirements:
- Ability to sit, stand and walk for long periods of time.
- Ability to lift at least 50 lbs
- Ability to push, pull
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Keywords: HORST ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING CO, East Hartford , Production Planner, Professions , East Hartford, Connecticut
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