Production Planner - Medical Devices

Position Summary:

The Production Planner position performs direct manufacturing activities in the production department in support of the department objectives to provide goods and services that meet customer’s requirements for quality, quantity, and timeliness.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and identify product timing for acknowledgments with consideration of personnel and material resources
• Evaluate and recommend adjustments to resources to meet production objectives, including assembly personnel, equipment, tools, and facilities
• Recommend additions or reductions to hourly labor and support staff as necessary to meet the production forecasts, support hiring activities.
• Develop, maintain, build, plan, and provide production schedule to the production team, including 2nd shift transition support
• Support manufacturing and development manufacturing activities, including as needed assignments of personnel on a temporary basis

Production Support

• Work with customer service to supply work orders to the production floor
• Review and approve Lot History Records associated with products built for production
• Ensures that targets for productivity are maintained
• Continuous Improvements
• Generate data and manages KPI's that monitor operational efficiency in key areas of on-time delivery, productivity
• Make recommendations and support projects to improve the operations with regards to productivity and delivery

Material flow

• Evaluate and identify material risks and provide support to buyers
• Establishes min-max levels and kanban systems to ensure sufficient levels of inventory are in-hand
• Oversee material flow within production, establish system and implementation

ERP oversite

• Maintains all inventory categories and product lines for the business and oversees all GSS BOM and part number implementation
• Develop and maintain ERP system to support build planning and productivity analysis

Support transfer builds with assembler assignment, material issues to floor, LHR review and approval

Manage labeling activities to support product builds and shipments

Performs other duties as requested

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5 years of planning experience within a manufacturing environment
• BS degree, preferably in a technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Materials and logistics experience in a manufacturing environment
• Understanding of metrics and practices related to operational labor and materials

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills with a high degree of attention to detail
• Good communication skills
• Ability to manage time and self to meet organizational objectives
• Experience in floor layout, tooling, fixturing, and Lean methods
• Ability to work with a variety of groups in a matrix environment to facilitate and foster effective change
• Strong computer skills with Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems to manage productivity and planning

For Your Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Medical insurance (BCBS)
• HSA-eligible medical plans
• Dental insurance
• Company-paid employee vision, Life, and Long and Short-Term Disability insurance
• 401k safe harbor retirement plan (3% employer contribution annually)
• 18 days of Paid Time Off
• Voluntary Life
• Teladoc program
• Identity protection
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid time off for community outreach and volunteering

About Medical Murray:

Since 1996, Medical Murray has been a privately owned company producing finished medical devices, components, and subassemblies for customers around the world ranging from startups to the largest OEMs. We specialize in the development, testing, and manufacturing of permanent implants, delivery systems, and complex catheters for vascular, gastrointestinal, urologic, and other interventional markets. Our core goals are Integrity First, People Matter, First Class Service, Inspired Innovation, and Community Service. To learn more, please visit us at www.medicalmurray.com

Medical Murray is an equal-opportunity employer.