Kennedy Valve-Value Stream Material & Production Planner

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Company Description
Kennedy Valve, a member of the McWane family of companies, is a gray and ductile iron foundry and computerized machining and assembly company. We have been an active community partner in Elmira, New York, for over 125 years.

Our culture is important to us and forms the foundation for everything we do. Successful Team Members will embrace and perform in accordance with our following core values:

• Safety: People First – Step Up
• Environment: Protect Our Communities – Keep It Clean
• Leadership: I am Always On Stage – First Manage My Own Words & Behaviors
• Accountability: Lead Yourself Well – Own It, Correct It, Learn From It, Move On
• Excellence: Always Working To Be Better – Value & Add Value
• Trust: The Speed Of Trust – Build, Don t Break
• Teamwork: Help Each Other Be Great – Win Together
• Communication: Clear, Candid, & Constructive – Right Words, Right Time, Right Way

Kennedy Valve offers great wages and robust benefits packages, as well as stability and a sense of team!

• Highly Competitive Pa $73,238-$90,471
• Paid Vacation
• 12 Paid Holidays and Paid Sick Leave
• Retirement: 401(k) & Roth IRA company match options
• Employer-paid life insurance with the option to supplement
• Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental plan options

The Value Stream Material & Production Planner coordinates all planning and scheduling activities within the assigned value stream to align supply, capacity, and customer demand. This position ensures steady material flow, efficient production execution, and consistent on-time delivery by integrating supply chain, production, procurement, and customer service functions. Success in this role is measured by schedule reliability, inventory accuracy, and value stream responsiveness.

• Develop and maintain the master production schedule (daily/weekly/monthly as appropriate) to balance customer demand, capacity, and efficiency.
• Translate demand plans into executable production schedules that maximize efficiency, labor utilization, and material readiness.
• Lead schedule recovery efforts after downtime or material delays through cross-functional coordination.
• Report schedule adherence metrics weekly to Value Stream Manager.
• Partner with operations leadership to ensure adherence to the schedule and continuous improvement in throughput and flow.

• Create and manage material requirement plans (MRP) to ensure timely availability of raw materials, components, and subassemblies.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Procurement to track supplier OTIF (On-Time, In-Full) performance.
• Maintain and audit MRP master data parameters quarterly to ensure accuracy.
• Identify potential shortages or obsolescence risk and propose mitigation plans.
• Ensure synchronization of material availability with production schedules to prevent line stoppages and minimize excess inventory.
• Support implementation and sustainment of pull systems, Kanban, and other lean replenishment methods.

• Represent the planning function in daily value stream and tier meetings.
• Provide short-interval updates to leadership on material and schedule constraints.
• Communicate effectively with foundry, procurement, logistics, engineering, and quality to resolve planning conflicts and ensure smooth execution.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for schedule or supply-related issues.

• Champion standard work for planning processes and maintain documented procedures.
• Identify and implement opportunities to enhance material flow, scheduling accuracy, and inventory efficiency.
• Lead or participate in kaizen events focused on scheduling accuracy, inventory reduction, and material flow.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 4-6 years of experience in production and/or materials planning within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with foundry and/or heavy manufacturing preferred.
• Strong proficiency in ERP/MRP systems…