Production Planner

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PRICE INDUSTRIES INC.

At Price Industries Inc. our high-quality products, reliable delivery, and knowledgeable follow-up service have made us a market leader in manufacturing and supplying innovative air distribution, critical controls, and noise control products. After more than 60 years, Price remains a privately held family company with a deep heritage and commitment to innovation and service. Our long-standing vision, traditional values, and the Price way of doing business are the cornerstones of our company.

PRODUCTION PLANNER

Job Description

Price Industries Inc. is on the search for a Production Planner for its growing US office and manufacturing facility located in Winder, Georgia. This position will report to the Production Planning Manager and will be responsible for producing a full production schedule and making effective decisions to support day to day production. This position works with the Design Engineering group, Application Engineering and Customer Service group, Information Technologies, Manufacturing and Purchasing.

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing with a full production schedule for the plant using an ERP Planning Engine.
• Monitor part availability on a per order basis and adjust the production schedule accordingly.
• Observe production schedule effectiveness to identify areas of improvement.
• Monitor Material Requirement Planning results. Follow up and act on prompts.
• Address all alarms as it relates to Customer Order changes. This includes quantity changes, date changes, and product configuration changes.
• Make effective changes to Shop Orders to assist production.
• Supervise the printing of Change Order paperwork that is used by manufacturing.
• Identify and resolve supplier and internal errors that result in schedule discrepancies
• Provide continual improvement of the planning and reporting processes
• Participate in project milestone meetings and new product development as required
• Stay informed of current projects, customer quotes, manufacturing workload, and manufacturing processes
• Accurately develop and maintain complex master bills-of-material, and work order bills-of-material
• Validate BOMs to engineering documentation for accuracy on each other
• Reproduce drawings and assemble drawing packets complete with work-order router (traveler), completion dates, and instruction for all operations

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Preference for two-year technical degree.
• 2+ years of experience in ERP Manufacturing field. Working knowledge of using a planning engine is considered an asset.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel (Data Entry and Printing Options)
• Working knowledge of ERP methodologies. Working experience with IFS is considered an asset.
• Familiarity with Google Chrome
• Ability to work effectively in a multitasking environment and work constructively under pressure
• Good oral and written communication
• Exceptional computer-based skills and knowledge
• Demonstrable problem solving and analytic skills
• Strong interpersonal skills