Production Planner

The schedule for this position is M-F 6:30 AM-3:00 PM

• Paid vacation and paid holidays beginning on day one of employment
• 5 Bonuses per year based on plant performance
• 401(k) with company match up to 4%, plus an annual 2% contribution
• Safety Shoes allowance
• Prescription Safety Glasses allowance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance beginning day one of employment
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Benefits
• Fitness Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free Basic Life Insurance (2x) your salary

This position is primarily responsible for coordinating all phases of manufacturing to satisfy customer and corporate requirements by performing the following duties.

Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Reviews Sales orders daily and schedules production as needed to maintain product lead times
• Communicates with manufacturing and sets the manufacturing schedule by prioritizing the production schedule - daily
• Communicates with customer care the ship date information pertaining to new sales orders - daily
• Updates the RTS Sheet in a timely manner with new orders before 7 AM and with end-of-day information by 3 PM
• Ensures all process procedures are followed and documented daily
• Maintains relationships with shipping, warehouse, production, and tooling to ensure efficient communication
• Reviews open orders weekly to ensure open orders are on track for the assigned ship dates
• Properly schedule production to regularly meet budgeted demands
• Scheduling labor for hand assembly production (outside of molding)

Associate degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; minimum of one year of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

The physical demands described here are representative of those required of an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high, precarious places, outside weather conditions, and extreme cold.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.