Production Planner; MI & SC

Your Tasks

• Order Review & Release:
  Review orders before releasing, ensuring that the order is evaluated before release in regard to capacity, capability, material availability
• Detail Scheduling:
  Review and maintain with Production, Work Center Schedules ensuring capacity constraints (bottlenecks) are observed and updated
• Delivery Service:
  Attend daily production meetings to ensure production plan is executed; work with production on remedies that may affect 1st conformation date; liaising with customer service any changes to 1st conformation date; manage expedite orders into plan; work with production, procurement and sales to implement actions to improve delivery reliability
• Data Maintenance:
  Maintain & continually update static data in SAP to ensure accurate information is available to make key decisions (Item master data, lead times, machine utilization, queue days, shift and holiday patterns; Product structures, set up and run times, subcontract steps)
• Industrial Engineering:
  Review and investigate variances of actual cycle times vs standard, material yield;
  This will enable correct data to be maintained with SAP ensuring accurate costing and scheduling
• Exceeds and exhibit all MAPAL Inc behaviors as defined by policy, procedure and standards
• Ensure written flow charts, work instructions and/or standards for each position responsibility is consistent and accurate. Update, refine and adjust as needed or required
• Actively participates in all cross-functional team projects and assignments as directed by Plant Manager
• Additional responsibilities as needs present

• 2–4-year degree, desired (Technical and/or Vocation degree
  - Metal machining/Apprenticeship/Drafting/Engineering) and/or equivalent experience
• Above average technical knowledge;
  Exceptional Active listening;
  Knowledge of problem-solving methodology such as 5-why logic tree.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office: SAP and Lotus Notes. Working knowledge of software programs and computers
• Production planning experience within Make to Order/specials products operation
• Ability to think and operate at both strategic and tactical levels;
  Building strong, proactive relationships
• 2-4 years’ experience with the cutting tool industry working with and/or preparing production schedules in relation to process times (5-8 years’ experience in manufacturing and processing for tooling industry, desired)
• Demonstrated experience in production scheduling/processing; quotation preparation
• Strong work ethic; self-motivated; independent and capable to make decisions.
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• High energy level with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Customer focused; ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.
• Important behaviors:
  Collaboration with other functions across supply chain;
  Customer Centric;
  Continually seeking improvements to process;
  Responsibility and accountability;
  Honesty and openness

• Market competitive salary
• Benefit eligibility and vesting that start on your 1st day with us! (Medical, vision, dental, std, ltd, 401k)
• Opportunities for career development
• Training here and abroad
• Tuition reimbursement
• Wellness programs that include onsite annual physicals