Daifuku Intralogistics America Corporation is the nation's leading independent, U.S.-based provider of intelligent material handling systems. With hundreds of engineers in-house, the company designs, manufactures, integrates, and installs the full spectrum of intralogistics solutions. We provide leading-edge conveyor and sortation systems, voice and light-directed order fulfillment equipment, controls and software, robotics, mezzanines, and structures.

If you want to join a team of industry leading experts and who want to create an impact on the future of material handling solutions, we want to hear from you!

Overview

Manages the initiation of sales orders into the production plan. Responsible for project schedule execution through the production process, executing change requests and engineering revisions.

Converts all new sales orders from quote to production status; assigns shipping dates to sales orders that don't require assembly
• Manages sales order change requests, including analyzing the effect on resources, costs, and schedule
• Works with Project Execution and Customer Service on schedules for major projects
• Communicates with Shipping and Traffic to ensure expected delivery to job sites
• Supports the Planning Manager to coordinate the Specials quoting process
• Ensures the production plan is met by monitoring demand and scheduling and working with Purchasing and Production Schedulers
• Processes bill of material revisions, evaluating and communicating the impact of changes to Production Control Management, Scheduling, Customer Service, and Project Execution
• Supports the Planning Manager with the returned merchandise process
• Supports the Shipping Scheduler by managing the conversion and ship dates for Wynparts orders
• Assists with metrics collection and reporting, including Plant Capacity report, Delivery key performance indicators and Supply and Operations Planning data collection
• Serves as back-up for the Planning Manager and helps train new production control employees
• Takes part in internal and external training in planning and business techniques
• Employees are responsible to comply with all requirements of Wynright's QMS policies and procedures. Employees are to ensure sustainable process outputs that drive continuous improvement to provide leading industry performance and exceptional customer satisfaction

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 7 years of manufacturing experience
• Minimum of 5 years of production planning or project scheduling experience
• Knowledge of MRP systems and experience with advanced user functionality
• Computer skills including MS Office
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task while maintaining attention to detail and deadlines
• Team-oriented and collaborative
• Self-motivated