What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Planner position at METTLER TOLEDO?
Our Opening and Your Responsibilities
About Mettler-Toledo Rainin
Working at Mettler Toledo means you are impacting the world in important ways. Our precision measuring devices span the world's laboratories, production facilities, and retail stores. We design, manufacture and service instruments that detect, measure and weigh - from the infinitely small to the largest of vehicles or airplanes. Working with us means food products are free of contaminants and substances are measured to the highest accuracy requirements for use across the largest manufacturing and pharmaceutical firms. Mettler Toledo Rainin manufactures pipettes, one of the most basic tools used in every type of chemistry laboratory and many kinds of biological laboratories.
Rainin's pipettes consistently rank among the top premium pipette brands in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Mettler-Toledo Rainin is looking for a Production Planner to join our Planning Team in our Oakland, CA facility. The Production Planner is responsible for all planning in their value chain, including the planning and release of production orders in accordance with material requirements planning recommendations, while adjusting for departmental constraints and material availability.
Your Responsibilities Would Include
- Managing and interpreting the MRP workbench and applicable planning information to create and monitor discrete jobs for assigned product families.
- Actively participate and support the production planning SQDC meetings, providing detailed updates and plan status.
- Establishing and maintaining positive working relationships within assigned teams and with all departments.
- Evaluating work centers for capacity optimization.
- Assessing and scheduling production orders with manufacturing departmental input.
- Releasing production orders to the appropriate production areas with complete material availability.
- Reviewing and analyzing production orders that have missing component material.
- Resolving missing components with Procurement and other internal associates.
- Maintaining accurate start and completion dates on production orders.
- Demonstrating an understanding of inventory management and supporting the accurate forecasting of future demand.
What You Need to Succeed
- Comprehensive understanding of material and demand planning.
- Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, SAP preferred.
- Knowledgeable on lean manufacturing concepts and demonstrated ability to apply to the position.
- Familiar with common Root Cause Analysis tools.
- Analytical ability to run ad hoc reports and interpret data set.
- Effective communication skills, oral and written, and ability to present information effectively to a cross functional audience.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel.
- Bachelor's degree in a business or technical discipline, or minimum of 3 years' relevant experience.
Our Offer to You
- Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching - all starting on date of hire
- Tuition reimbursement, educational matching gift program, perks and discounts
- Parental and caregiver leave programs
- All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and domestic partner benefits
- Global market strength and worldwide leadership in precision instrumentation
- A brand name that is identified worldwide with precision, quality, and innovation
- Thousands of patents, design and innovation awards across Mettler Toledo
- Global recognition for the quality of our products and services
About Mettler Toledo
METTLER TOLEDO is a global leader in precision instruments and services. We are renowned for innovation and quality across laboratory, process analytics, industrial, product inspection, and retailing applications. Our sales and service network is one of the most extensive in the industry. Our products are sold in more than 140 countries, and we have a direct presence in approximately 40 countries. For more information, please visit www.mt.com.
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