Production Planner
Job Title: Production Planner
Summary:
Plans and prepares production schedules for the manufacture of cable and wire harness assemblies for prime military contractors.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Draws up master schedule to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates according to sales forecasts and customer orders.
- Analyzes production specifications and facility capacity data and performs mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, tools and personnel requirements.
- Plans and schedules workflow for each department and operation according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times.
- Confers with department supervisors to determine status of assigned projects.
- Expedites operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
- Prepares production reports.
- Performs related duties as required.
Qualifications:
3 years in a production control position in a high volume manufacturer of products for the military.
Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent mathematical ability to evaluate and assess resources and variables that impact production.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to maintain working relationships with various departmental representatives.
- Necessary computer skills to track and document various schedules, projects and resource availability.
- Ability to evaluate and document information in an understandable format for management review.
Working Environment:
- Manufacturing floor and office environment
- Extended periods of time spent on production floor communicating with technicians, engineers, assemblers and supervisory personnel
- Extensive use of computer and specialty software programs
- Exposed to minimum to moderate noise levels on production floor
Minimum lifting of 20 pounds or less