Production Planner
Company: Rogers Corporation
Location: Narragansett
Posted on: January 23, 2023
Job Description:
Summary: The Production Planner coordinates and expedites the
flow of work and materials within or between departments according
to daily and weekly production schedules and is responsible for
tactical production scheduling to meet customer requirements while
minimizing manufacturing and distribution cost as well as the
Corporate inventory investment. Duties include reviewing and
distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring
with department supervisors to determine progress of work and
completion dates; inventory levels, and solving production
problems. Essential Functions:
- Schedule utilizing MRP demand to execute planned work orders.
Utilize released and created work orders to ensure compliance with
the planned demand to support sales and inventory levels, while
effectively utilizing available capacity.
- Analyze and create operating schedules that support maximizing
machine and labor efficiency and efficiently utilize material and
storage space resources while meeting customer requirements.
- Create and maintain schedules for sequencing and lead time for
each operation to successfully meet shipping dates according to
forecasts and orders.
- Prepare scheduling reports as required. Expedite operations
that delay schedules and modify scheduling demands to meet changes
such as back orders or un-forecasted customer demand.
- Communicate daily with internal customers as to status of all
open orders/jobs and informing of exceptions impacting customer on
time delivery shipments.
- Provide management visibility over work-in-progress, material
availability, and potential production issues, ensuring that
personnel, equipment, tools, materials and services are available
as needed.
- Make or recommend revision to planned production schedules as
necessary when schedules cannot be met, includes preparing back-up
schedules.
- Manage WIP and finished goods inventory levels within company
guidance while maintaining on-time-delivery targets.
Qualifications:
- 3-5 years' experience in manufacturing production
planning/logistics.
- Bachelor's Degree in Logistics/Supply Chain, Business, or
related field preferred
- Materials Requirement Planning/Enterprise Resource Planning
experience required.
- Oracle based Planning knowledge.
- Sound knowledge of Supply Chain processes and procedures
including logistics, manufacturing planning, demand, and
replenishment processes.
- Strong interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with
other functional areas
- Effective trouble shooting, problem solving, and organizational
skills. Ability to handle frequent interruptions, meet tight
deadlines, and handle conflict in an effective manner.
- Demonstrated ability to organize resources and analyze
alternatives to make effective decisions.
- Ability to manage complexity and resolve conflicts that arise
from balancing multiple priorities.
- Demonstration of thoroughness and attention to detail.
- Excellent computer skills in MS Office including advanced
skills in Excel
Keywords: Rogers Corporation, Warwick , Production Planner, Professions , Narragansett, Rhode Island
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