Production Planner

Production Planner

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About Praxair Surface Technologies

Praxair Surface Technologies (PST), a Linde company, offers a comprehensive array of high-performance coatings and technologies to the aviation, energy, and other industries. By continuously advancing coatings technologies, PST helps customers improve environmental performance, decrease energy consumption, extend component life, improve productivity, minimize downtime, reduce operating costs, and produce high-quality products. Additional information can be found at www.praxairsurfacetechnologies.com.

PG Technologies, LLC (PGT), a joint venture between Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Praxair, Inc., and GE Aviation, focuses on the development, support and application of specialized coatings tailored for GE Aviation’s current and future engine platforms. PG Technologies has three locations in Ellisville, Mississippi, Indianapolis, Indiana, and the Republic of Singapore.

Job overview

The Production Planner is a unique cross functional position. This individual will have the ability to work closely and communicate clearly with many facets of the organization including the customer, production, and management to reach delivery goals. The candidate will have a strong background in planning / scheduling, customer relations, problem solving, computer skills and analytical thinking.

Primary responsibilities

• Make regular contributions to assist in the upkeep of a world-class safety culture

• Responsible for day-to-day customer contact, working closely with plant personnel (cell leader, team leaders, sales, etc.) to schedule customer orders and respond to customer inquiries.

• Individual will be required to work with production management to identify and resolve potential impediments to schedules.

• Contributes to determining solutions for out of flow parts, working with engineers, the customer, and production to resolve issues

• Candidate will be required to maintain an ongoing relationship with customers including delivery schedules, and issue resolution

• Responsible for maintaining current inventory counts for each of the different steps in the process, utilizing both Oracle as well as physical inventory processes.

• Responsible for data integrity on digital representation of customer part inventory and customer order status

• Point of contact for customer visits regarding physical inventory counts and WIP reconciliation

• Work in a dynamic team focused environment

• Other duties as assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma

• Previous Customer Service experience (2-4 years) required.

• 5 years operations experience required, specifically with coatings processes desired.

• Demonstrate ability to work with many business functions required

• Microsoft skills: MS Word – Basic, MS PowerPoint – Basic, MS Excel – Intermediate / Advanced

• ERP skills: Oracle – intermediate preferred

• General knowledge of technical requirements desired

PST is a supplier which abides by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). As such, persons considered for this position must be either a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident (green card holder) or otherwise classifiable as a U.S. person under relevant ITAR regulations.

We offer a comprehensive benefits program that supports our employees’ and their families’ wellbeing and provides the tools and resources our employees need to make well-informed decisions about their physical and financial future.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

Access to export controlled technology/technical data and/or items required to perform this Position are subject to the laws of the United States (including but not limited to the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR"), 15 C.F.R. Parts 730-799, and/or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR"), 22 C.F.R. Part 120-130) and the company's export control procedures, pursuant to which the release of such technology/technical data and/or items to anyone other than a U.S. Person* may be considered an export to the person’s home country and may require authorization from the U.S. Government. Thus, additional information in this regard may be required from applicants for this Position. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

• Pursuant to the EAR and the ITAR, a U.S. Person includes any individual who is granted U.S. citizenship, any individual who is granted U.S. permanent residence (i.e., a "green card" holder), or any individual who is granted political asylum or other protected status under applicable law.