Production Planner

2 weeks ago


Kansas City, United States Multivac Full time
Description

Summary: To maintain a formalized production planning program to maximize efficiency, balance inventory investment, and meet customer delivery dates of manufactured products from the Manufacturing Groups. Creates routings and process planned production orders to satisfy demand for the Systems and Automation Group product line. Advise management of the status of WIP (work in progress), material availability potential scheduling conflicts to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed. Coordinates with Machine Shop programmers, purchasing, engineering, sales, service, parts and shipping departments in order to communicate any issues, concerns, or problems that could potentially compromise scheduled due dates or commitments.

Time Utilization: Normal business hours are 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Schedule needs to be flexible to accommodate internal and external customer schedules.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

  • Perform the "make or buy" decision on all new materials.
  • Review orders passed from engineering to assign routings to all in house produced components and assemblies.
  • Create and manage SAP production floor work orders on a day-to-day basis to ensure work center schedule accuracy (making the actual schedule match the planned schedule), expediting rush orders w/ follow-up.
  • Analyze new orders with respect to capacity planning and material availability based upon the Master Schedule and present conflict resolution when necessary.
  • Prepare cost quotes within SAP for Manufacturing, Engineering, and Parts sales using a created BOM and routing.
  • Determine cost effectiveness weighing against best practices for production vs. purchasing on all sourcing changes to determine best make or buy decision on every part.
  • Ensure all work orders for shop floor activities are in the proper statuses and creating standard reports on production order processing accuracy per department.
  • Examine BOMs of new orders to determine if material sourcing needs to be changed or updated to follow the Manufacturing Strategic Plan.
  • Provide interdepartmental feedback involving MRP, material availability, bills of materials, item master data, lead times, costing, units of measure, routings, etc.
  • Provide input into the item master, routing and work center files. Create BOM and labor standards to provide COGs. Gather information to formulate standard pricing of shop activities. Provide automated reporting methods validating BOM and labor standards.
  • Analyze all operations planned time vs. actual time charged to ensure correct planning time is met, performing on assigned work centers.
  • Plan for the highest sustainable rate of output within each product group, provide available capacity and "open slot" reporting for customer sales.
  • Update data to reflect the changing standard in Manufacturing via the item master and material templates.
  • Report on standard lead time or discrepancies from actual production in comparison to material templates.
  • Understand order cards verbiage and be able to schedule work based on this document.


Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:
Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, or related discipline and three years related experience in manufacturing or logistics environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Ability:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.

Math Ability:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel. Working knowledge of ERP systems and inventory, project management, contact management, and manufacturing software required. Knowledge of SAP and QlikView preferred.

Certificates and Licenses:
Current valid driver's license and the ability to obtain a passport for travel as required by position. APICS certification or equivalent body of knowledge associated with manufacturing and production activities preferred.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

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 is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

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.

The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
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