Production Planner

RESPONSIBILITIES Evaluates purchase orders to create suitable production schedules. Schedules usage of production materials to ensure optimal production levels.

Evaluates suppliers or quality, timeliness and match according to goals. Monitors material supply flow and identifies any shortages or bottlenecks in usage.

Forecast market challenges based on competitor analysis and industry trends. Address all issues regarding quality and production.

Manage deadlines based on project expectations. Estimates the amount of material, equipment, and labor required for production.

Promptly addresses and resolves production issues to minimize delays in production. Coordinates production workflow for one or multiple products in accordance with material, labor, and equipment availability.

Recommends viable solutions to reduce production costs as well as improve production processes and product quality. Predicts how long a project will take to complete.

Organizes project paperwork, including purchase orders and maintains records. Troubleshoots Effects changes to production schedules to ensure that production deadlines are met.

Compiles status and performance reports and submits them to management in a timely manner. Promptly informs the relevant departments of changes to current production schedules.

Plans and prioritizes operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay. Determines manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand.

Assigns workers and other staff to particular production operations. Reviews open sales orders to determine customer requirements.

Utilize ERP systems to auto-generate manufacturing work orders. Release manufacturing work orders to the warehouse for kit picking.

Coordinates between warehouse and purchasing on material shortages. Notifies sales of any schedule impacts to customers.

Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Ability to effectively interact and communicate with internal and external customers.

Monitors jobs to ensure they will finish on time and within budget. Address issues when they arise aiming for minimum disruption.

Obtains output information (number of finished products, percentage of defectives, etc.) Prepares and submits status and performance reports.

Keeps paperwork organized. Continues to improve effective scheduling process to achieve production objectives using capacity panning toll, staged kits and production schedule.

Responds to termination or cancellation requests from Sales and Program Managers. Reviews in process orders from Production floor.

Collaborates with Quality Control, Warehouse and other staff. Other ad-hoc duties as assigned. REQUIREMENTS EDUCATION : High school diploma (required).

Further education or certification is preferred. EXPERIENCE : Proven experience as a production planner / scheduler. Excellent knowledge of production planning and quality control principles.

Experience in MRP II (Manufacturing resource planning). Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications and ERP systems.

POSITION SKILLS : Good at math ad statistics. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Excellent communication abilities. Meticulous and diligent. Decisiveness. Stress management skills. Highly developed attention to details.

Good understanding of the industry market trends and conditions. Powered by JazzHR