Sr Planner

Sr Planner

Our Materials Department in Chanhassen, MN is growing! We are looking for a Sr Planner to join our team. As our Senior Planner, you are a highly motivated professional with a collaborative spirit, a keen attention to detail and the tenacity to drive progress.

Your professional planning experience to meet customer requirements while ensuring the achievement of business and financial goals will be critical to successfully p lanning, scheduling, and coordinating / monitoring final approval of products through the complete production cycle.

Working from engineering plans and production specifications, you will establish production schedules, labor loading, and capacity requirements.

Location : Chanhassen, MN

We Take Care of Our People

Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I I

Your Challenge

Develops and maintains detailed schedules, production plans and material requirements lists in accordance with the Master Production Schedule, for products, proposal efforts and / or production processes.

Coordinates with Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Material Control, Quality and other departments to achieve optimum utilization of facilities in meeting production schedules.

Provides input to management regarding issues such as scheduling problems, material shortages, design changes and backlogs.

Releases and maintains all appropriate paperwork.

Update and maintain accuracy of the ERP system with related planning data.

What You Bring

Minimum of 3 years of production, material, or project planning experience.

Prior experience working in a manufacturing environment.

Understanding of Supply Chain Management operational concepts surrounding planning, scheduling, purchasing, supplier selection, inventory control, and logistics.

Lean and / or Six-Sigma experience and knowledge.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and develop effective working relationships.

Self-starter, highly motivated, action-oriented, proactive, collaborative, and results-driven.

Who We Are

Exlar manufactures electromechanical linear roller screw actuators, rotary servo motors, and integrated control solutions for a broad range of applications.

Our unique technology provides an efficient electric replacement for hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders and a more robust replacement for ball screws.

With forces up to 80,000 pounds and speeds up to 60 inches per second, we are able to deliver higher force and speed in smaller packages than other comparably sized actuation technology.

Exlar actuators have more flexibility, higher efficiency, and lower maintenance than traditional hydraulic and pneumatic solutions.

Whether looking to increase productivity or reduce your total cost of ownership, Exlar’s team of highly skilled engineers can put together the right solution for you.