What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Planner position at Quest Global?
Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep-domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries.
We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.
As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.
We have an immediate opening for a Production Planner to support operations at a supplier location in Merrillville, IN.
The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills:
Duties & Responsibilities:
· Daily interaction with operations, planning, program management of parts for magnesium castings.
· Monitor the daily activities involving the release and tracking of parts.
Provide oversight of parts to be released and management of parts that have delayed release
· Communicate potential shipping delays including identifying root cause with suppliers on delays and establish recovery plans to bring shipments back online through e-mail and phone communications.
· Work with operations to understand their build plans and requirements via SAP and relate this to OTD
· Work with program office on reporting status to internal customers.
Work Experience:
The ideal candidate will have the following combination of education & experience:
- 3-5 years' experience in production planning
- Shop floor experience
- Strong organizational skills and working with tight deadlines
- Strong communication skills and comfortable working with customers
- Experience in production planning, tracking, and release of parts
- Ability to assist in Root Cause Analysis for part delays
- Strong MS Office skills
- SAP experience and working with related ERP systems
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work & interact at all levels of an organization
- Experience in AS9100 and AS9102
Due to the nature of this, proof of US Citizenship is required upon hire.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
Salary : $75,000 - $85,000
