What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Planner position at The Lee Company?
Company Overview:
The Lee Company is a global leader in the design and production of miniature, precision fluid control components for the aerospace, medical/scientific instrument, oil tool, and automotive industries.
Lee Company products are recognized worldwide for superior quality, reliability, and performance. Lee’s unique capabilities in miniaturization and engineering keep the company at the forefront of fluid control technology and identify Lee as a leading innovator in the field of fluid handling and control.
Founded in 1948, The Lee Company occupies over one million sq. ft. of modern manufacturing and office space at four sites in Westbrook and Essex, Connecticut, and employs over 1,000 people.
Qualifications:
- B.S./B.A. degree with at least two years production planning experience.
- Project management experience.
- Some experience with INFOR or other MRP systems.
- Local candidates only please.
Responsibilities:
- Review and release sales orders for shipment. Through discussion with shop supervision and engineering, assist in resolving production problems. Review engineering notices and complete item masters as released from engineering.
- Check open orders for current delivery schedule and parts allocation. Incorporate delivery quotes by sales department for new and presently booked orders, into production schedule.
- Review daily shipping logs and receiving reports. Determine assembly and detail parts to be ordered. Determine quantities, delivery dates and raw material or detail components, required for each job. Prepare job tickets on pre-printed forms.
- Compute and prepare efficiency reports for Swiss and Production Machining departments; prepare new production schedule (machine loading) for these departments and Assembly.
- Review and set order points. Periodically/occasionally request cycle counts on certain items. Review status of old work-in-process orders.
The Lee Company Advantages:
The Lee Company offers opportunities for career growth in a stable, well-managed company providing an attractive range of benefits including comprehensive health insurance, profit sharing, tuition reimbursement, and daycare subsidy. The Lee Company is situated in southern New England in a rural, campus setting close to the Long Island Sound
