Production Planner

PROLIM () is currently seeking Production Planner 3 for one of our top clients in Oxnard, CA.

Qualified candidates can directly send your updated resume and contact info via email:
ja
.

Looking for a Production Planner III to support our production planning department. You’ll work in a fast‑paced team environment alongside design engineers, technicians, and quality. This position is on‑site at the Oxnard location. Plans sequence of fabrication, assembly, installation, and other manufacturing operations relating to specific portions of the product for guidance of production workers. Plans detail operations from blueprints, engineering orders, change notices, and other engineering releases.

Determines the need for tooling and makes recommendations for the design and planning of required tools. Prepares shop manufacturing orders for materials and product processing and coordinates with schedulers to ensure that items are being processed according to specifications and time requirements. Maintains progress reports, schedules, and other related records.

• Maintains schedules for material requirements and availability for the manufacture of industrial and commercial products to support production control by optimizing inventory storage systems.
• Optimize inventory usage to project requirements.
• Interface with Production, Quality Control, Purchasing, Production Control and other related departments to resolve problems related to receipt and distribution of material.
• Make decisions on part categorization of makes and buys.
• Research kit shortages, expedite missing kits, and be meticulous in kit integration.
• Understand, research, and reconcile traceability.
• Ensure inventory processes comply with quality standards and procedures.
• Participate in 5S and other continuous improvement practices.
• Manage projects using relevant software tools and track to meet completion dates.
• Support the organization’s metric goals and objectives.
• Analyze the flow of material to reduce time of request to delivery.
• Expedite flow of materials, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production and shipping schedules.
• Assists in determining possible and actual shortages may initiate action to correct these deficiencies. Uses knowledge of production, procurement, and engineering departments to alert proper authorities regarding potential problems and appropriate remedial action.

• High School diploma or equivalent and 4 years additional education and/or related experience.
• Experience with production planning and/or inventory operations within an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (Deltek Costpoint) system and Microsoft applications.
• Outstanding understanding of production planning and material scheduling.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven record as a production planner.

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Prefer experience with Production Planning & Kiting.
• Liaising between manufacturing, engineering, quality & Inventory.
• Excellent verbal and written communication ability.
• Deltek Costpoint ERP system.

PROLIM is a leading provider of PLM, IoT and Digital transformation solutions to Global Fortune 1000 companies. With 9 global offices in US, India, and Australia, PROLIM has won 30+ awards and proudly serves over 1200+ customers to innovate and improve their profitability and efficiency. PROLIM was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Farmington Hills, USA. With the global footprint and expertise in latest technologies, PROLIM can partner with you to speed up your Digital Transformation journey.