Material Planner

Eaton Corporation•Camarillo, CA

16h•$82,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton's IS AER ITD Aerospace Interconnects division is currently seeking a Material / Production Planner. This role is a key position within a High-Performance Work Team (HPWT) and will involve leading actions and follow-up meetings with different departments to ensure Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are met. The primary function is to generate, maintain, and follow up on production schedules for the assigned area, considering customer demand, shortages, lead times, capacity, and other internal targets. The goal is to ensure the timely supply of components to customers, whether internal or external, in the correct quantities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
1 + years of experience in supply chain or production planning manufacturing related role.
Must be a U.S. person within the meaning of ITAR (U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, Political Asylee, or Refugee).
Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.
Must be able to work with other personnel in a team environment, identify and solve problems as well as help define and implement process improvements.
Proficient MS Office tools.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply chain, Engineering, Business preferred.
Previous manufacturing experience.
Demand and Capacity Planning experience.
SAP-ERP Knowledge
Inventory Management Knowledge
APICS Certification
MRP and planning parameters knowledge environment
Demonstrated experience working with MS Office software package
Analytical skills and detail-orientation.
Effective communication skills.
Customer service skills and aptitude.

Responsibilities

Analysis of capacity by area, line, machine and product based on demand.
Generate work orders and release them to the shop floor according to production plan.
Generate action plans and follow-up focused on achieving results (Close Actions).
Planning and prioritizing operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay.
Ensure demand management and forecasting for successful business model.
Proactively co-lead HPWT to ensure internal targets are met.
Propose improvements and create systems for an effective production plan.
Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials constraints.
Work with operations on assignment of direct manpower and other staff to particular production operations.
Work with operations on scheduling shifts according to production schedule needs and constraints.
Monitor work orders to ensure they will be finished on time.
Prepare and submit status and performance reports.
Collaborate with production, tool room, purchasing, OPEX, quality control, warehouse and other staff to achieve the results.
Work according to Leader Standard Work (LSW).
Ensure stock levels are kept within target.
Ensure KPIs are met for assigned area.
Level production based on constraints and as needed to meet the customer’s expectations.
Follow-up on quality, manpower and other issues proactively to meet production schedule targets.
On a weekly basis each planner must re-schedule past due orders per capacity and constraints.
Counts and moves parts, making put-aways and issues both physically and on the computer terminal.
Prolonged standing.
Constant movement.
Constant monitoring of work, tools, and equipment.