Planner, Manufacturing ​/ Production, Production Manager

Job Description:

The Production Planner creates, analyzes, and consolidates data, such as work orders, product specifications, engineering drawings, parts and materials inventory lists, and machine and worker production rates/capacities, to establish efficient allocation and scheduling of parts, materials, labor, machines, and sequences of operations workflow to achieve maximum run time, efficiencies and inventory accuracy.

Responsibilities

* Establish production schedules to meet customer expectations while maintaining a consistent production environment

* Prepare and consolidate job documentation and instructions for shop floor activities.

* Analyze, plan, and manage production schedules based on capacities of equipment, material, machine and labor.

* Analyze current, backlog job orders, and accordingly develop/adjust production plan and schedules.

* Develop and negotiate lead times with commercial and operation teams based on customer requirement and material, labor and machine capacities. Elevate any issues to master planning for regional resolution.

* Monitor the execution of work orders, engineering drawings, and material flow to meet establish production schedules

* Review production plan, and inventory levels to identify risks and communicate required long-range capacity changes required to the Plant Manager and Master Planner.

* Plan inventory management to avoid any shortages and excesses.

* Review, change, and communicate required schedule changes to purchasing, operations, and commercial teams

* Develop and document process improvements for inventory, manufacturing and production control systems to meet business objectives.

* Investigate production control problems, analyze root causes, and derive solutions.

* Develop positive relationship with operation and commercial staffing to meet customer demand and productivity goals.

* Work with materials, manufacturing and purchasing departments in identifying and resolving production planning problems.

Requirements

* Ability to handle multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced environment

* 3+ years of planning experience in a manufacturing environment

* Ability to interact with all levels within the organizations, both internal and external

* Ability to maintain accurate records

* Ability to maintain excellent written and oral communication skills

* Ability to work in manufacturing shop floor environment

* Proficiency in Word, Excel, and Power Point

* Minimum

Education Required:

Bachelor's Degree in Business or comparable work experience