Material Planner

Eaton Corporation • Camarillo, CA

8d • $82,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Material / Production Planner will generate, maintain and follow-up production schedules of the assigned area, based on customer demand, shortages, lead time, capacity and other internal targets and considerations, ensuring the supply of components to the customer, whether internal or external, on quantity & on time. This is a key position of a High-Performance Work Team (HPWT) and will be leading actions and follow-up meetings with different departments to ensure KPI’s are at target levels (Service. Quality, Safety, Inventory, Flex Productivity).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
• 1 + years of experience in supply chain or production planning manufacturing related role.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.”
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), 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.
• Ability to carry work materials up to 40 lbs. on a regular basis.
• Ability to lift work materials up to 40 lbs 60 inches about the floor on a regular basis.
• Ability to load and unload materials using bending, reaching, and twisting body movements.
• Ability to read, write and understand set up illustrations and numerical counting.
• Prolonged standing.
• Constant movement.
• Constant monitoring of work, tools, and equipment

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 [Production plan must reach internal targets]
• 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 KPI’s 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.

Benefits

• Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees