Planner, Manufacturing ​/ Production, Operations Engineer

Planner

Job description

BUSINESS:
Leslie Controls, Inc

LOCATION:

Tampa, FL

DIRECT REPORTING:
Director Source & Supply

The Planner prepares, plans, and controls production schedules. This role will coordinate efforts from purchasing and production to efficiently move material through the facility. They will maintain status of work progress, material availability, and identify any risks to customer commitment dates.

• Plan, prepare, and control production schedules and coordinate with material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved material times to meet production requirements.
• Determine material requirements for engineering and production schedules.
• Coordinate the efficient movement of materials with purchasing and production.
• Responsible for scheduling, requisitioning and monitoring the movement of material through the production facility and will work on a wide variety of complex planning activities where material requirements are new or variable.
• Ability to devise and augment spreadsheets to enhance planning's ability to proactively communicate information with a sense of urgency.
• Advise management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems.
• Liaise with stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Identify areas of improvement for planning in the MRP system and work with Planning Manager on impact-based solutions.
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within Work orders.
• Plan and schedule project timeliness and milestones using appropriate tools.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements, documentation and presentations.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
• Minimize exposure and risk on the project.

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Advanced spreadsheet and numerical analysis skills
• Ability to exercise tact and good interpersonal skills
• Project management skills
• Time management skills
• Analytical skills
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to be pro-active with a sense of urgency
• Ability to read, understand and communicate technical documentation
• Be a self-starter, a highly motivated person able to work in a fast paced environment that is continually changing
• Experience coordinating many small projects/activities at one time
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook

• Minimum of 3 years of planning experience within a manufacturing company
• High School Diploma or GED
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance, Accounting, Materials, Business a plus
• Must have experience working within a manufacturing environment using MRP/ERP systems

• US Citizen

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