Production Planner

Job DescriptionJob Description Production Planner

At EMT International, were passionate about delivering innovative, market-driven, high-quality products for the printing, packaging, and label industries through excellence in engineering, manufacturing, and customer service. Our focus is to provide a secure and rewarding future for our employees. We are building a culture where collaboration fuels innovation, where your talents are both recognized and celebrated.

Together We Are Better

Open communication and feedback

Leverage each others strengths

Transparency of information

Share knowledge & learn from each other.

Tuition reimbursement and career development opportunities

Work-life Balance

10 paid holidays

Paid vacation

Flexible work schedules

Health and Wellbeing

Clean, safe working environment

Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance

Short and Long-Term Disability

401(k) with company match

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Monthly wellness activities

Have Fun and Give Back

Sporting events such as baseball games and golf outings

Anniversary and retirement celebrations, service awards, and new hire welcomes

Community fundraisers, charitable events, and volunteering

Production Planner Summary:

As a

Production Planner,

you will work with internal cross-functional teams to create and maintain production schedules per assembly, engineering, and manufacturing capacity to best meet the customer delivery requirements for new machines and replacement parts.

Production Planner Essential Functions:

Attend/Facilitate the production planning meetings for new machine orders to establish critical milestone durations for engineering, purchasing, machining, assembly, testing, and shipping.

Analyze customer orders and help establish production schedules for timely delivery, based on customer demand, available capacity, and lead times.

Analyze capacity in the downstream operations and create rules for adjusting milestone dates while minimizing the impact of customer delivery dates.

Populate/maintain the production schedule for machines and populate/maintain department specific production schedule with the use of MRP dashboards.

Create and release machine and part jobs into the ERP system upon release from engineering (machines) and sales (parts)

Schedule and reschedule internal production jobs in order to maximize efficiencies in machining and assembly, also to meet customer due dates to ensure customer satisfaction.

Work with Machine Shop Manager to analyze capacity for make versus purchase and select the best option based on schedule requirements

Work with Assembly Supervisors to drive schedule adherence and completion of production jobs

Assist in the printing of part routing travelers and part drawings to be delivered to the machine shop

Participate in weekly Production meeting to analyze current production status vs. schedule to determine whether job is on track

Communicate schedule changes with the responsible salesperson for machines and part orders

Monitor production and adjust the schedule for timely delivery

Monitor the amount of materials released to production

Assist in inventory accuracy and adjustment

Production Planner

Essential Functions:

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, including collecting data, establishing facts, drawing conclusions, and recommending effective correction action.

Ability to work well cross-functionally and communicate with internal and external parties.

Ability to multi-task, organize, plan, and prioritize duties to meet multiple overlapping and competing deadlines and strict timelines.

Resource management and ability to adapt and adjust within a build to order environment

Production Planner

Qualifications:

Associates or Bachelors degree in Business, Operation Management, or other related field OR 3 years of relevant work experience.

Experience in Production Planning and Control in MRP environment, utilizing principals and concepts, is preferred.

Knowledge of Epicor MRP systems preferred.

Previous experience in metals manufacturing is a preferred.

Work Location:

In-person

Ability to commute/relocate:

Hobart, WI 54155: Reliably commute or relocate before starting work required.

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