Production Planner

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The Production Planner serves as a key partner in driving efficient and effective material and production planning. This role is responsible for reviewing and consolidating all material demands for assigned product lines and plays a critical part in supporting make/buy decisions, capacity planning
, and ensuring the optimal availability of materials for manufacturing operations. A strong working knowledge of the manufacturing sequence is essential, as the Production Planner may be required to recommend adjustments to improve labor efficiency. Acting as a liaison among Sales, Estimating, Engineering, and Manufacturing
, this position is responsible for coordinating interdepartmental activities and expediting the flow of materials throughout the supply chain by keeping clear communication and alignment across departments to support production goals and timelines.

• Works closely with purchasing and vendors to maintain appropriate inventory levels, safety stock, and lot sizes;
  
  -moving or excess items.
• Assist with inventory management, including inventory adjustments, cycle counting, and other related tasks to ensure inventory accuracy and reduce variances.
• Review and maintain capacity data for all work centers (queue times, shifts, shift lengths, etc.), identify and resolve capacity constraints in collaboration with manufacturing.
• build execution is occurring as planned. Drive actions to address and resolve aging orders (aged WIP).
• Process and distribute work order documents for the dates while facilitating appropriate changes to work orders, including material steps, to ensure production accuracy and efficiency.
• Expedite and prioritize manufactured work orders as necessary; adjust production schedules to respond to unforeseen conditions or changes in demand.
and customer service to plan and prioritize operations to fulfill customer requirements on time and ensure maximum performance, considering resources needed and available, to meet time and financial goals.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Sales, Estimating, Engineering, and Manufacturing to determine lead time and develop production plans that meet customer requirements.
• Develop and review production schedules, incorporate engineering releases and distribute to the appropriate manufacturing area.
• Facilitate appropriate changes to work orders, including material lists, engineering revisions, and production steps, to ensure production accuracy and efficiency.
• Provide manufacturing with load factor data and manpower utilization reports to support capacity planning.
• Maintain Item Master information, ensuring accurate planning codes and related data.
• Proactively identify and implement process improvements within the production planning and scheduling functions.
• Drive and coordinate daily, weekly, and monthly production and planning meetings with key stakeholders.
• Attend and contribute to open book management.
• The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and a safe manner.
• Perform all other duties as required and assigned, including backup for other departmental personnel, to ensure the timely availability of materials and parts used to support the production plan.
• Regular, in-person attendance due to the necessary teamwork and personal interactive nature of this position.

• Understanding of manufacturing workflows, supply chain principles, and ERP/MRP systems.
• Computer skills using Microsoft Office, working knowledge of JDE (JD Edwards), experience with ERP software and scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project or Primavera P6.
• Possess a working knowledge of master scheduling for finished products with multiple levels of processes required to reach the finished stage.
• Possess a working knowledge of engineering prints and manufacturing capacity.
• Familiarity with engineering prints and manufacturing capacity planning to determine accurate need dates for components.
• Strong oral and written communication skills to interact effectively across departments.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal…