Seeking a detail-oriented and organized Manufacturing Planner/Scheduler to join our team. This position is central to our operations, responsible for creating and managing manufacturing schedules that optimize resource utilization while ensuring on-time delivery (OTD) to our customers.
Key Responsibilities
- Use existing scheduling methodology to create and modify manufacturing plans, timelines, resource usage, and utilization to ensure on-time delivery across the organization
- Regularly modify manufacturing plans to reflect changes in customer demand and requirements
- Escalate concerns about on-time delivery performance and resource utilization to enable timely adjustments to staffing levels or customer deliveries
- Create material pull requests and track their status to ensure all required inputs for manufacturing plans are resolved on time
- Interface daily with the manufacturing manager to ensure adequacy and appropriateness of the manufacturing plan
- Maintain status and accuracy of manufacturing plans and associated data systems
- Generate and issue manufacturing travelers using our ERP system
- Interface with inside sales to maintain accurate lead times and communicate schedule impacts
- Maintain accuracy of work-in-progress (WIP) and finished goods inventory
- Review open sales orders to determine customer requirements and communicate any schedule impacts proactively
- Coordinate with purchasing and production staff to adjust schedules in response to supply chain changes or production challenges
- Maintain data relevant to production scheduling activities, including planning calendars, material data, and location data
Required Qualifications
- Manufacturing experience from a job-shop background or other technical, high-mix manufacturing environment
- Experience with manufacturing scheduling and familiarity with scheduling methodologies
- Comfortable and proficient with ERP systems
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Strong analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills
- Strong problem-solving aptitude and ability to identify and address potential bottlenecks
- Excellent communication, written, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and make well-formed, rational decisions
- Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment
Nice-to-Have Qualifications
- ISO 9001 quality management system experience
- Supplier management and vendor relationship experience
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, including GD&T
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