Production Planner

Job Summary :

The Production Planner is responsible for organizing and optimizing production schedules to meet customer demands and company objectives. This role involves coordinating resources, materials, and labor to ensure efficient workflows and on-time delivery of products. The planner monitors inventory levels, analyzes production data, and adjusts plans to address potential bottlenecks or delays. Collaboration with cross-functional teams including operations, sales, procurement, engineering, and quality control, is essential to maintain production efficiency and align with business goals. Strong problem-solving and communication skills are critical for success in this role. Serves as the liaison for manufacturing, sales, engineering and upper management to ensure timely production flows.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Supports production operation and cross-functional stakeholders in the development and implementation of plans to meet goals in safety, productivity / cost-reduction, quality, on-time delivery, and business growth.
• Gathers and analyzes data including, but not limited to, labor, materials and logistics costs, capacity / demand, and inventory accuracy to drive actionable insights and continuous improvement.
• Manages the creation and distribution of all production work orders with Production Supervisors and Team Leads.
• Collaborate with Sales, Procurement, and Operations to improve forecasts, production planning and order delivery schedules, including MRP (Materials Requirements Planning), capacity planning, trial kitting, level loading, and material availability.
• Coordinates with Materials Control team and third-party logistics (3PL) providers on proper administration of material receipt processes, including paperwork, order and inventory system updates, and resolving receiving error issues.
• Manages the timely creation and execution of all supply chain transfers to and from the 3PL.
• Participates in cycle counting and inventory record accuracy activities in support of company goals of 97% accuracy.
• Understand packaging and labeling to assist with optimization, internally or externally.
• May expedite and ensure delivery to the work areas via kan ban, checklists and other supplier communications.
• Supports the company's quality and ISO programs through continuous improvement in processes and procedures, interdepartmental collaboration, and annual audit processes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills :

Education and Experience :

Relocation :

This position is NOT open to possible relocation benefits for prospective applicants.

Sponsorship :

This position is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require employer-based employment sponsorship now or in the future.

Physical Requirements :

What you get :

In addition to a competitive base salary, Sy-Klone International offers employers additional benefits including :

For information on Sy-Klone International, including more information on employee benefits and our company culture, visit our website at https : / / www.sy-klone.com /

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Sy-Klone International is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This position is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require employer based employment sponsorship now or in the future.