What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Planner position at Hitachi Astemo?
Description
Essential Functions:
Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Possess ability to perform duties utilizing current company software applications (including, but not limited to: Microsoft Office, Outlook, Teams, and current ERP system). Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal and written communication skills required. This position performs job duties in an ethical and professional manner.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Hitachi, please send the nature of request and contact information to [email protected]. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.
Essential Functions:
- Uses customer electronic or hard copy product release schedules to plan monthly, weekly, and daily production flat schedules.
- Compares actual production to scheduled production daily and makes schedule changes as needed to satisfy customer demands and inventory goals.
- Use customer demand data and inventory data to produce a monthly master schedule. (Forward Plan).
- Integrates the production of new or revised parts (PSW) into the production schedules. Follows up to ensure schedule requirements are met.
- Coordinates and schedules the activities of other departments such as Production, Quality, Production Engineering, and Launch to match Customer requirements for product.
- Responsible for on time delivery of finished product.
- Responsible for achieving Finished Goods and Work in Process inventory targets.
- Responsible for ordering components for production plan.
- Responsible for assuring vendors deliver components on time.
- Responsible for safety stock review based on customer fluctuation and vendor reliability.
- Responsible for cycle counting and inventory management of components.
Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Possess ability to perform duties utilizing current company software applications (including, but not limited to: Microsoft Office, Outlook, Teams, and current ERP system). Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal and written communication skills required. This position performs job duties in an ethical and professional manner.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Experience: Minimum 2yrs prior relevant experience.
- Required to sit or stand for long periods of time. The employee may occasionally lift/move up to 40lbs.
- Up to 10% domestic and international may be required as needed.
- Working in a manufacturing environment with exposure to manufacturing areas.
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Hitachi, please send the nature of request and contact information to [email protected]. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.
