Production Planner

Join the team that is a leader in engineering, designing and manufacturing of leading-edge military expeditionary products and rugged industrial/commercial products since 1937.

What We Offer:

• Health benefits, including telehealth medical services, Dental & Vision
• Life, AD&D & Disability (paid for by the company)
• 401K with a company match
• Safe & clean work environment (following all CDC guidelines to keep our employees safe!)

Summary:

This position is responsible for planning and managing production schedules to meet customer delivery requirements and best utilize the company’s productive capacity as well as managing inventory levels.

Essential Duties:

• Receives/analyzes sales order requirements and generates supporting production schedules
• Responsible for on-time delivery (OTD) to ensure accurate shipment dates
• Provides daily order fulfillment requirements to shipping
• Routinely confers with departmental production supervisors and other personnel to assess progress and initiate changes as needed
• Reviews sales orders for accuracy and completeness
• Provides priority list to production as needed
• Coordinates engineering changes into production when appropriate
• Processes all work orders which support the schedules and purchasing requirements
• Communicates supply issues to sales team as needed
• Provides delivery lead time estimates to customer service for new quotes as needed
• Meets with the Operations team as needed to discuss schedule
• Determines capacity planning/staffing requirements needed to achieve the production requirements and the schedules
• Reviews processes for continuous improvement opportunities
• Supports, communicates, reinforces and defends the mission, values and culture of the organization
• Adheres to all quality and safety standards
• Supports other projects and performs duties as assigned

Education/Experience/Other Skills & Abilities:

• Associates degree in business or related discipline preferred or equivalent education/relevant experience required.

• Minimum of 5-10 years of scheduling and/or planning experience preferred
• Inventory analysis experience desired;
• Possesses strong analytical problem solving skills
• Possesses quality orientation and high attention to detail
• Possesses strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with customers, vendors, employees and managers at all levels within the company
• Experience with ERP systems required, SAP operating system preferred
• Possesses strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects
• Ability to work a varied schedule, willing to work overtime when necessary
• Possesses strong computer skills with demonstrated proficiency in standard business software packages (e.g., Microsoft Office)
• Must be able to read, speak and understand English

Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this role.

This position requires access to or use of export-controlled technical data or technology controlled by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Accordingly, applicants must be U.S. Persons or must be eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce. A U.S. Person is defined as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, or a person who is a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(b)(a)(3).