What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Planner position at The Taylor Group?
Backed by over 95 years of experience, Taylor Machine Works has become a worldwide operation with sales driven by the professional and aggressive activities of vast domestic dealer sales, direct sales, and international sales organization. TMW designs, engineers, and manufactures more than one hundred models of industrial lift equipment with lift capacities from 4,000 lbs. to 125,000 lbs. At the very center of this success has been an unwavering commitment to the key concepts of Faith-Vision-Work by the members of the Taylor family and employees who collectively form The Big Red Team! Taylor Machine Works, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Taylor Group of Companies, a third-generation family-owned business based in Louisville, MS since 1927. Terberg Taylor Americas is a joint venture between the iconic Taylor Group Inc. and the Royal Terberg Group with a state-of-the-art terminal tractor factory located in Columbus, MS.Backed by over 95 years of experience, Taylor Machine Works has become a worldwide operation with sales driven by the professional and aggressive activities of vast domestic dealer sales, direct sales, and international sales organization. TMW designs, engineers, and manufactures more than one hundred models of industrial lift equipment with lift capacities from 4,000 lbs. to 125,000 lbs. At the very center of this success has been an unwavering commitment to the key concepts of Faith-Vision-Work by the members of the Taylor family and employees who collectively form The Big Red Team! Taylor Machine Works, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Taylor Group of Companies, a third-generation family-owned business based in Louisville, MS since 1927. Terberg Taylor Americas is a joint venture between the iconic Taylor Group Inc. and the Royal Terberg Group with a state-of-the-art terminal tractor factory located in Columbus, MS.
Job Accountabilities:
- Review?s product orders and contracts to fully understand deadlines and production quotas.
- Collaborates with clients, suppliers, and delivery firms to discuss timelines and answer inquiries.
- Drafts, revises, and distributes production schedules.
- Communicates with departments to ensure that materials, components, tools, and paperwork are supplied efficiently.
- Identifies problems in workflows, determines required solutions and improvements, and implements necessary modifications in affected departments and teams.
- Identifies and recommends improvements to increase production; options may include hiring staff, increasing overtime, or obtaining new machinery.
- Identifies the cause of product defects; implements plans to resolve problems.
- Communicates with departments and customers when shipping delays occur.
- Collects and analyzes data regarding efficiency and timeliness of production.
- Maintains or assists with maintenance of inventories, orders supplies.
- Ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, and internal safety regulations and policies.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Evaluating purchase orders to create suitable production schedules.
- Estimating the amount of material, equipment, and labor required for production.
- 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.
- Effecting changes to production schedules to ensure that production deadlines are met.
- Compiling status and performance reports and submitting them to management in a timely manner.
Job Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, or related field is preferred.
- Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) accreditation or other relevant certification is advantageous.
- Proven experience working as a Production Planner.
- Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience with industry ERP systems a must. (PLEX, SAP, etc.)
- Sound knowledge of material requirements planning (MRP) and related software.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Effective communication skills.
- At least one year of experience in production or knowledge of scheduling process required.
- Promptly informing the relevant departments of changes to current production schedules.
Benefits:
- Medical Benefits
- Dental
- Vision
- Vacation
- 10 Holidays
- 401k
- Company Paid Life Insurance
