Production Planner Plainville, CT

Position: Production Planner Plainville, CT, US
## Production Planner Plainville, CT, United States
** PURPOSE OF POSITION
** Working closely with the manufacturing team, the Production Planner is responsible for production planning, capacity planning, and scheduling of production following customers’ requirements balanced against factory capacity.  The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail, a sense of urgency, ability to think strategically, and excellent problem solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
** ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
*** Execute and manage work order process and reports.
* Forecast shipment impact due to material shortages and communicate to factory floor
* Process engineering change notices affecting work orders
* Escalate critical shortages with buyers/sourcing
* Provide delivery dates for overdue customer orders
* Place subcontract purchase orders
* Analyze and problem-solve root causes for OTD misses; implement corrective action
* Review daily orders entered for appropriate lead time
* Process sales requests for new order delivery for custom special parts, change order notices, orders released from accounting hold, and orders released from Engineering
* Calculate, communicate, and enforce lead times for each product line
* Maintain lead times on the web for assigned product lines
* Develop, lead, and facilitate the cross-functional Production, Sales, Inventory (PSI) process for assigned value stream (s)
* Develop, maintain and analyze output forecasting, load and backlog analysis consistent with Sales orders forecast and manufacturing capabilities for assigned value stream (s)
* May be assigned additional projects and responsibilities at the sole discretion of the
** EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
*** Associates degree required;
Bachelor’s preferred
* Previous work experience, preferably in a manufacturing setting preferred; will consider internships/co-op experience
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
* Expert EXCEL skills and knowledge (Macros, Pivot Tables, etc.)
* Knowledge of ERP systems, JDE preferred
* Excellent communication skills to effectively interact at various levels within an organization
* Ability to work in cross-functional teams.
** PHYSICAL DEMANDS / ENVIRONMENT
** The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate 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
** frequently
* * required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is
** frequently)
** required to stand/or sit, squat, turn/twist, reach, use hands to: finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls, and computer keyboards.

The employee must **/occasionally
** lift, carry, push or pull up to
** 10 pounds**.Specific vision abilities
** required
* * by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee
** may
* * be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures and work space restrictions.

The noise level in the work environment is
** occasionally
* * loud.

Employees will be
** required
* * to wear the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), which
** may
* * include: eye, hearing and respiratory protection, protective smock, steel toe shoes, gloves, hard hats, or face shields. Contact lenses
** may not
** be allowed in some areas.

The associate must also be willing and able to travel by all forms of transportation.

The duties listed in job descriptions are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job…