What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Planner position at Doherty | The Employment Experts?
Do you have a strong skill set in production planning/scheduling and a desire to work with a stable growth orientated company? Wonderful. Doherty Career Solutions is partnering with a local Sauk Rapids, MN company as they search for a Production Planner to join the thriving team. This position would be a M-F Day shift role fully onsite and offer a salary of $65,000-115,000 depending upon experience and education.
Job Scope
- Manage daily production planning and scheduling activities.
- Plan manufactured parts utilizing the best ordering approach (MRP, Kanban etc).
- Perform supply and demand analysis and incorporate into the forecast; keep management informed of capacity constraints and/or any concerns related to meeting our customer expectations.
- Manage inventory builds and provide ship dates and comments to customer service department during contract reviews.
- Participate in all physical inventories.
- Work closely with operations to develop reliable, state of the art production schedule reports for production control/planning purposes, and management review.
- Develop and maintain accurate daily WIP status reporting and coordinate action w/manufacturing supervisors.
- Maintain reporting tools to be able to perform analysis, follow-up on all manufacturing variance on production builds.
- Partner with production supervisors to provide work direction and prioritize schedules on shop floor.
- Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.
Experience and Skills
- Intermediate computer skills: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Exchange).
- Must understand basic machine shop math and BOM structure.
- Successful track record creating and maintaining manufacturing and inventory processes and systems with a fast-growing company.
- APICS certification preferred.
- Knowledge of supply chain and Lean Manufacturing concepts.
Desired Education, Certifications and Experience
- BA or BS degree (preferably in Business Administration or related).
- 3 years Planning/Scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience with ERP systems (preferably Epicor or Oracle).
This position offers a highly competitive benefits package to include PTO, 401K, medical, dental, and vision. To learn more about this position or to be considered please contact the Doherty recruiter at achaires@doherty.com.
Salary : $65,000 - $115,000
