Manufacturing Planner

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Manages the scheduling and timelines of the in-house and outsourced production to ensure the company meets all deadlines. To include, managing material, parts and equipment availability, scheduling production and monitoring the production process for problems. Other duties may be assigned.

• Update schedule to show product flow through prep department moving through to paint and final ship date.
• Create, implement, control and update the monthly production schedule
• Create, implement, control and update the quarterly production schedule
• Update and control the Plan 6/12. (6 months + 6 months forecast)
• Update and control the maintenance monthly plan
• Update and control the maintenance yearly forecast.
• Implement, update and control Planning KPI’s for the truck body and bucket production
• Be part of the team to implement a lean production model for Austin products in Casper.
• Coordinate with satellite facilities for parts pick up and deliveries.
• Coordinate all parts orders.
• Work alongside the Plate Procurement & Processing Supervisor to ensure proper delivery of steel.
• Work alongside of the other business units to schedule projects to be delivered to customers.
• Work alongside of shipping and receiving to coordinate load outs.

Education and/or Experience:

Applicable associate degree and minimum 3 – 5 years related experience and/or training; and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Planning or scheduling experience 3+ years requiredany industry.
• Microsoft excel medium or advanced level.

Competency:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information, collects and researches data, uses intuition and experience to complement data, and designs work flows and procedures.

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully, develops alternative solutions, works well in group problem-solving situations, and uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Technical Skills – Experience in operational planning. Assesses own strengths and weaknesses, pursues training and development opportunities, strives to continuously build knowledge and skills, and shares expertise with others.

Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, listens and gets clarification, responds well to questions, demonstrates group presentation skills, and participates in meetings.

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, puts success of team above own interests, able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives, and supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively, edits work for spelling and grammar, varies writing style to meet needs, presents numerical data effectively, and is able to read and interpret written information.

Change Management - Develops workable implementation plans, communicates changes effectively, builds commitment and overcomes resistance, prepares and supports those affected by change, and monitors transition and evaluates results.

Delegation - Delegates work assignments, matches the responsibility to the person, gives authority to work independently, sets expectations and monitors delegated activities, and provides recognition for results.

Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others, inspires and motivates others to perform well, effectively influences actions and opinions of others, inspires respect and trust, accepts feedback from others, provides vision and inspiration to peers and subordinates, gives appropriate recognition to others, displays passion and optimism, and mobilizes other to fulfill the vision.

Managing People - Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement, takes responsibility for subordinates' activities, makes self available to staff, provides regular performance feedback, develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth, solicits and applies customer feedback (internal and external), fosters quality focus in others, improves processes, products and services, and continually works to improve supervisory skills.

Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality, and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.

Visionary Leadership - Displays passion and optimism, inspires respect and trust, mobilizes others to fulfill the vision, and provides vision and inspiration to peers and subordinates.

Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions, displays orientation to profitability, demonstrates knowledge of market and competition, and aligns work with strategic goals.

Diversity - Demonstrates knowledge of EEO policy, shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences, educates others on the value of diversity, promotes a harassment-free environment, and builds a diverse workforce.

Ethics - Treats people with respect, keeps commitments, inspires the trust of others, works with integrity and ethically, and upholds organizational values.

Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures, completes administrative tasks correctly and on time, supports organization's goals and values, benefits organization through outside activities, and supports affirmative action and respects diversity.

Strategic Thinking - Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals, understands organization's strengths & weaknesses, analyzes market and competition, identifies external threats and opportunities, and adapts strategy to changing conditions.

Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, changes approach or method to best fit the situation, and is able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time, ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent, and arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions, keeps commitments, commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals, and completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Initiative - Volunteers readily, undertakes self-development activities, seeks increased responsibilities, takes independent actions and calculated risks, looks for and takes advantage of opportunities, and asks for and offers help when needed.

Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity, meets challenges with resourcefulness, generates suggestions for improving work, develops innovative approaches and ideas, and presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention.

Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment, supports and explains reasoning for decisions, includes appropriate people in decision-making process, and makes timely decisions.

Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently, plans for additional resources, sets goals and objectives, organizes or schedules other people and their tasks, and develops realistic action plans.

Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner, reacts well under pressure, treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position, accepts responsibility for own actions, and follows through on commitments.

Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.

Quantity - Meets productivity standards, completes work in timely manner, strives to increase productivity, and works quickly.

Language Skills:

To accomplish required government reporting and compliance with employment laws the manager should possess the ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations to management, boards of directors and government officials on controversial or complex topics.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to apply concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in legal or regulatory form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables, as in the interpretation of new laws pertaining to human resources. Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems such as the development of policies based on projected results and reactions to new regulations or present problems; and when acting as company representative in legal hearings and labor negotiations.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts in the Fabrication Shop, is exposed to outside weather conditions while walking to the Fabrication shop and Shipping and Receiving over an irregular dirt and gravel surface, and, while in the Fabrication Shop, is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and risk of ultra-violet radiation from the welding arc. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate with occasional exposure to the very loud environment of the fabrication shop.