Manufacturing Process Planner

Hitachi•Holland, MI

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Opportunity: JR Automation, a Hitachi Group Company, is driven to deliver customer success worldwide. We provide intelligent automated manufacturing and distribution technology solutions that transform how the world's leading manufacturers make and distribute products. Our strength is our people and we’re always looking to get stronger across North America, Europe, and Asia. Join us as a Manufacturing Process Planner in Holland, MI as we work together to bring innovative automation solutions to life. Location Type: This is an onsite position in Holland, MI.

Requirements

At least three (3) years of experience with planning and scheduling in a low volume / high part number production environment.
2 years in business environment preferred.
Has high proficiency with MS-Office products; working knowledge and proficiency with ERP / MRP systems; GD&T; print reading and interpretation.

Nice To Haves

American Planning Association (APA) certification a plus.

Responsibilities

Assesses Bills of Material (BOM) and print specifications for their completion and design for manufacturability.
Work with Supply Chain Manager to review make / buy decisions as necessary.
Ensure proper information is stored in the correct location for shop personnel to access easily.
Develops models for capacity, given the variety and capabilities of various machining centers and other process equipment.
Support and process any adjustments or accommodations identified by the department managers.
Order material to best utilize shop resources as well as defining stock sizes for best processing.
You will break down fabrication and develop a strategy for manufacturing by ensuring parts /materials are ordered for best processing.
Support utilization efforts by routing repeat parts to the same work groups/ machines.
Schedule work to specific machines/machinists as well as fabricators to ensure parts are produced efficiently based off capabilities and skillset.
Monitors capacity utilization and provides short-term and long-term planning for optimum utilization and efficiency.
Monitors ‘Machine and Fabrication’ capacity and provides real-time information to the buyers and shop managers to facilitate decisions regarding in-house vs. outsourced detail manufacturing.
Communicates status of manufacturing and processing constraints.
Assists to define and coordinate resources in response to unplanned work initiated by the various Business Units, such that very short delivery times are satisfied.
Maintains and communicates detail delivery status reports (late vs. on-time details).
Ensures work order system is always current, and purged of any unnecessary orders, data, etc.
Maintains current and accurate Machine and Fabrication Shop metrics in the live dashboard.