Production Planner

Title: Senior Production Planner/Scheduler

Compensation: $70,000 - $105,000 Base Salary + Benefits

Reports To: Director of Operations

Must be patient, flexible, focused, and collaborative. Must be able to handle a significant amount of constant change and chaos.

Global Power produces a wide variety of custom weld assemblies, fabricated metal buildings, and large complex assemblies of power equipment. Production Scheduler will organize and disseminate information to achieve maximum efficiency in production activities.

• Reports to Operations Manager from within Production Control team.
• Compile information from a variety of sources into a master schedule.
• Improve communication methods and scheduling processes.
• Increase visibility of information to stakeholders on plant floor.
• Check progress of work on plant floor and report in master schedule.
• Assist in coordinating the flow of work and materials between departments.
• Evaluate ‘make-to-stock’ inventory and its impact on downstream production.
• Closely track status details on ‘high profile’ jobs to ensure timely delivery.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Quality, and Logistics to align production with material and capacity constraints.
• Perform administrative tasks as needed.
• Analytical mindset; distill streams of information into useful, pertinent, actionable information for production supervisors. Astute attention to detail.
• Candidates must cooperatively function within a team of engineers & production personnel.

• Associates/Bachelor’s Degree in;
  Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or related field (Or commensurate experience)
• Relevant experience in production planning, scheduling, project management, or operations.
• Familiarity with ERP or MRP systems, Project Management Tools, and Excel features such as tables, filters, and sorting. Familiarity with Smartsheet or Epicor preferred.
• Must have valid driver’s license and reliable transportation between our three facilities (10 miles apart)

Global Power Components is an Equal Opportunity and Affimitive Action Employer. Global Power Components is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.