Production Planner

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Production Planner. This position will be based at our facility in Sumter, SC.

In this role you will provide a wide variety of assignments in alignment to supporting the P&S product line developing an extended production plan with materials resolved, develop strategies, and liaise with operational teams on capacity and equipment utilization. You will also play a key role in improving and sustaining OTD. In this position you will be responsible for leading production meetings and review capacity per production, materials, and customer demands.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $68,000 - $99,000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business.

• Review orders, respond to communications, and expedite requests within Service Level Agreement requirements to ensure customer requirements are delivered.
• Lead production meetings and report on weekly key issues where needed as well as follow up with team on reschedules.
• Cross train in all Sumter products as well as provide on-the-job training for Panel board and Switchboard Customer Service areas.
• Responsible for coordinating material shortages with Supply Chain to support OTD.
• Review and provide reconciliation requirements between AS400, VISTA, and Production Schedule.
• Ensure compliance of the scheduling standard work instructions and service level agreement for all orders.
• Review ship shorts, white status, teardowns and ensure that all are processed prior to production assembly.
• Support and assist production teams with resolution of processes and information quality issues.
• Participate in Lean events and contribute to process improvements designed to reduce cycle time, increase front end efficiencies, and improve information quality.
• Lead the review of aging orders for solutions on a weekly basis, monitor priority and high-profile orders.
• Provide backup support to team as needed.
• Responsible for maintaining quality processes such as processing ship shorts and proactively identifying opportunities for process improvement designed to reduce cycle time, increase front end efficiencies and improve quality.
• Participate in department Tier meetings as well as production meetings to discuss the status of daily metrics, material availability and production scheduling.

• High school diploma or GED from an accredited institution with Minimum 2 years’ experience in Material Scheduling and Planning OR Associate degree from an accredited institution.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Material Planning and Scheduling
• CPIM certification

• Proficient with computers and programs including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Willing to work flexible hours in support of business needs.
• Exhibit strong analytical and problem-solving skills to resolve any obstacles or delays that may occur in the scheduling process.
• Must be a self-starter capable of working with minimum supervision and capable of solving accounting, material and internal problems as unusual circumstances arise during interface with manufacturing, shipping and accounting.
• Frequent contact with shipping for confirmation and routing information.
• Extensive inter-departmental contacts concerning status of material, production schedules and quality of product.

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