Supply Chain Production Planner

Position Summary

The successful Supply Chain Production Planner will have the capability of working as a team with sales, managers, team leads and production employees to ensure the company hits its production goals on time. They will have the ability to see the big picture by monitoring the organization’s overall situation to minimize any potential impact on production. The Supply Chain Production Planner responsibilities include creating production schedules to established sequences and lead times for each operation, analyzing shipments forecasts and customer orders, arranging production orders into efficient production schedules, monitoring finished goods inventory levels, regularly providing production status updates to management, and facilitating the timely delivery of products to customers. They should also be able to closely monitor the production process, conferring with supervisors and team leads, to ensure that production orders are completed on time and within budget. Work with team to expedite operations that may delay schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.

Ultimately, an exceptional Supply Chain Production Planner should demonstrate excellent time management, organizational, and problem-solving skills to ensure that production operations run smoothly.

This is a unique opportunity to become part of a rapidly growing, nationally recognized provider of products and services to the construction and critical containment sectors. Significant potential for advancement exists as the company continues its rapid growth.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Analyzing shipments forecasts and customer orders.
• Creating and managing production schedules to ensure that production deadlines are met.

· Create and transact all production orders daily.

· Entering, reconciling, and verifying production slips to ensure inventory accuracy.

· Promptly addressing and resolving production issues to minimize delays in production.

· Coordinating production operations in accordance with material, labor, and equipment availability.

• Recommending viable solutions to reduce production costs as well as improve production processes and product quality.

· Facilitate finished goods cycle counting and adjust accordingly.

· Analyze production capacity by product family

· Monitor and adjust schedules to meet unforeseen conditions

• Coordinate with manufacturing for work allocation and production changeovers
• Follow all safety protocols and procedures, including wearing appropriate personal protective equipment
• Support new business implementations, including launches and transitions, ensuring readiness and successful execution.

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including sales, finance, operations, and PD, to ensure alignment with organizational goals.

· Review and advise delivery dates for new build to order and custom orders.

· All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

· 5 years’ experience with ERP Systems, Acumatica a plus.

· Self-confident in a manufacturing environment

· Proven ability to develop and optimize systems and planning processes.

· Able to work in a fast-paced production environment.

· Experience with multi-level production planning and inventory management.

· Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with all levels of employees and across all functions.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

· Excellent organizational and time management skills.

· Effective communication skills.

· Strong skills in Excel.

· Kanban experience a plus.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to high. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $31.00 - $34.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 45 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Manufacturing: 1 year (Preferred)
• ERP systems: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Brunswick, ME 04011: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $31 - $34