Fabrication Planner

High Companies•Loyalsock Township, PA

20d

About The Position

The Fabrication Planner manages manufacturing plans and schedules within the Master Schedule to maximize efficiency and throughput while optimizing shop capabilities to meet customer requirements. The role coordinates with Engineering, Scheduling, Purchasing, Estimating, Plant Managers, and Lead Supervisors to help ensure materials and engineering prints are available in time for production. The planner recommends suitable production bays and processes, develops alternate sequencing when drawings or materials are unavailable, and visits job sites as required to investigate fit-up issues. The position serves as a liaison across High Steel departments and fabrication management, and as an internal resource to the Management Team. It tracks jobs through fabrication, reviews schedules and drawings, develops detailed procedures for complex or unusual fabrication work, and provides written reports and guidance to operations management. The role reports to the Plant Manager and requires willingness to travel to supporting plants 20% annually.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Manufacturing Management and/or Production Scheduling.
More than 10 years of experience on the shop floor in production and supervisory positions.
Fluency with computers and software applications.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Word and Excel, SAP, UKG, and Bluebeam.
Willingness to travel to supporting plants 20% annually.

Responsibilities

Manage manufacturing planning and schedules within the Master Schedule to improve efficiency, throughput, and use of shop capabilities.
Coordinate with Engineering, Scheduling, Purchasing, Estimating, Plant Managers, and Lead Supervisors to ensure materials and engineering prints are available for production.
Recommend appropriate production bays and processes to meet production objectives.
Determine and coordinate alternate production sequencing when materials or approved engineering drawings are unavailable or delayed.
Minimize production personnel time spent locating drawings and materials by ensuring relevant information is available in a timely manner.
Facilitate action plans with Plant Managers and Lead Supervisors in response to schedule changes, sequencing needs, and material or drawing availability.
Coordinate weekly production schedules across company plants, accounting for the Master Schedule, material and blueprint availability, and shop capabilities.
Forecast potential problems with production orders and recommend alternative sequencing where needed.
Review design and preliminary drawings, recommend changes to Engineering and fabrication areas, and suggest drawing changes to improve fabrication efficiency.
Review Master Scheduler schedules and ensure timely updates reflect daily shop status accurately.
Track specific jobs through the fabrication cycle and maintain written documentation of their progress.
Develop, review, and coordinate detailed written fabrication procedures for unusual or complex projects, such as tub girders, box girders, arches, bents, and FCM, to support safe and efficient fabrication and gain shop approval.
Provide written position papers to operations management on jobs, opinions, and other subjects as directed by the Plant Manager.
Advise management about jobs that may prove troublesome to the shop.
Visit job sites as required to help identify root causes of fit-up issues and report visits to the Management Team as required.
Attend meetings, training seminars, and special courses.
Travel to supporting plants 20% annually.