What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Planner position at MedTech Healthcare Consultants?
Summary:
Join a fast-growing medical device company, that designs, and markets
innovative orthopedic devices sold on a worldwide basis. We are seeking a Production Planner
to manage our production. The Production Planner will be responsible for managing the supply
chain; vendor sourcing; initiatives for lead time and cost reduction; managing production
personnel and assisting in machine efficiency.
Job Purpose:
Support the manufacture and distribution of products at our Strategic
Manufacturing Center – Bonita Springs, FL, while maintaining compliance with regulatory
statues and ISO 13485:2016. Supports operations and manufacturing initiatives.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Manages and measures vendors for quality, cost and on-time delivery of materials including
compiling supplier scorecards.
2. Main point of communication for customers regarding order status, expediting, etc.
3. Manages the supplier process to improve lead time delivery and cost reduction.
4. Responsible for tracking inventory of raw materials, WIP, and finished components.
5. Evaluates fiscal metrics and adjusts activities to meet or exceed performance expectations.
6. ERP subject matter expert responsible for creating routers, BOMs, reports, etc.
7. Verifies the accuracy of required production and inventory reports.
8. Manages the scheduling of jobs and delivery dates.
9. Motivates, supports, and provides guidance to production staff.
10. Communicates regularly with upper management regarding problems or issues impacting
production.
11. Evaluates machine resources to ensure continued production and minimal downtime.
12. Establishes a balance between increased productivity and reduced costs of manufacturing
operations.
13. Sets productivity goals for each manufacturing team.
14. Develops workflow policies and procedures that improve efficiency without compromising safety
or quality.
15. Ensures adequate scheduling of staff.
Job Description
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 2 years of manufacturing experience in operations, supply chain management and/or logistics
• ERP functionality expertise
Knowledge and Skills:
• Working knowledge of global regulatory and quality requirements associated with medical
devices such as ISO 13485, ISO 14971, 21 CFR Part 820.
• Experience in formal problem solving in a team environment.
• Drives continuous improvements initiatives, with end-to-end integration of results.
• Strong analytical skills, excellent verbal and written communication, very good presentation
style, multiple tasking, planning and organizing, sound judgment.