Factory Shift Planner

Shift Planner

Shift Planning is responsible for ensuring the execution of the weekly production plan is realized. Working closely with material planning, warehouse operators, and the logistics team, a shift planner coordinates material flow and validates on time in full material readiness into the work center.

In conjunction with the Production Planning department, working within, and understanding the production process, plant procedures, equipment capabilities and flow of goods within the facility by providing ready to execute detailed plans based on all constraints, actual work in progress and buffer status daily.

The Manufacturing sector within the Wilton Factory (WF) is responsible for the production of EXE, NXE, DUV, and APPS systems. The Shift Planner reports to the Manufacturing Planning Team/Group Lead and works closely with Manufacturing (workstream owners, operators, and TLs/GLs), Sourcing & Supply Chain Management, Material Handling, Warehouse and Production Logistics teams.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the planning, monitoring, and adjustment of production activities of assigned areas so that the agreed production plan is realized with optimized work-in-progress and stock levels
• Coordinate with the warehouse and logistics team to ensure material is available for production on time in full
• Secure material availability for planned production activities within the 4 week horizon, mitigating and escalating shortages
• Attend Tier meeting and escalate risks to the production planner
• Responsible for the report out of production progress, pro-actively identifying risks and impact to output and planned production starts for the next week, and escalating risk to the production planner
• Initiate and provide input to improve cycle times and delivery processes within the factory
• Navigate and input information in ERP

Minimum Required Education, Experience, and Skills

• One year of work experience in a manufacturing environment
• Six months of SAP or comparable ERP system
• Knowledge of Lean Methodology or other continuous improvement methods
• Ability to work independently; as well as part of a team
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; demonstrated ability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders; peers, customers, natural teams while maintaining a strong customer focus and professionalism

Preferred Education

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, supply chain management, or communications
• APICS certifications in manufacturing planning, supply chain, project management, engineering, or master data configuration

Other information

• This position is located on-site in Wilton, CT and requires onsite presence.
• Routinely required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach and stretch
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Occasionally required to move around the campus and must be willing to work in a clean room environment for the entire duration of the shift, wearing coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses, and gloves.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.