Production Planner

Job description

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· Develop detailed daily and weekly production plan according master schedule.
· Issue job orders & documentation packets to production in a daily basis according to detailed schedule.
· Update job orders already issued to production floor according to engineering changes with immediate implementation request.
· Review material availability for new job orders to release and expedite shortages with purchasing.
· Close job orders already completed by production.
· Supervise released job orders completion status with production and inform management about potential constraints and recommits.
· Maintain relevant data elements including lead time, order policy, safety stock and other planning parameters. Review and update planning parameters.
· Monitors supplier performance to ensure quantity & delivery requirements are met per schedule & implements corrective action plans as needed.
· Identifies & resolves potential delivery issues w/ internal customers.
· Maintain desired inventory levels while ensuring maximum inventory turns.
· Review excessive inventories, establish root causes and resolve them. Helps with disposition and elimination of obsolete and slow moving inventory.
· Adheres to productivity & performance standards established by Manager.
· Update forecasts on as needed basis based on demand and design changes.
· Review capacity load per work center and re-schedule jobs to balance the load.
· Coordinates shipments of products according to shipment schedule: allocate product to customer orders, prepares shipping paperwork, expedite product export and special shipping instructions.
· Daily communication with production supervisors to establish priorities.
· Expedite customer priorities: negotiate with production, purchasing, import/export and McAllen, makes commitments to customers and follow-up until requirements are full-filled.
· Identify material shortages and expedite them from buyers and other planners.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

•Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or related field.
•Minimum 3 years of experience as Production Planner.
•Previous experience in a manufacturing environment.
•Bilingual ( English/Spanish ). REQUIRED
•Understand MRP, purchasing & planning bills
•Sense of urgency and good follow-up skills.
•Well-developed communicative and administrative skills.
•Must possess analytical skills, investigative problem solving techniques and the ability to receive and give direction to accomplish job tasks.
•Understands inventory turns concept.
•APICS certification (preferred)

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Our values define our company. Who we are, our customer approach, how we do business, what it’s like to work here, and the kind of people we want to attract and retain. We care for our planet, our customers, our company, our team, and ourselves. We connect to customers and colleagues; we are open and respectful. We challenge others and embrace challenges ourselves. We commit to change by leading the change.