Planner I

Federal Signal Openings•University Park, IL

66d•$54,454 - $77,792

About The Position

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities Evaluate, release, maintain, and expedite production orders in a manner that will best support assembly line schedule dates as well as satisfying service parts demand requirements. Verify material availability of all components prior to releasing work orders to production. Establish priorities for all assigned work centers and work closely with manufacturing operations to ensure adherence to priorities. Perform duties associated with machine serial number assignments and factory orders distribution. Evaluate planning item branch data in JDE on a regular basis, ensuring that all planning-related parameters (planner code, order policy, lean mfg flag, etc…) are accurately maintained. Analyze inventories to maintain lowest possible inventory level while still meeting demand requirements. Evaluate inventory regularly to identify slow-moving and obsolete items and recommend appropriate disposition. Communicate all issues, both current and potential future, that will have a significant impact on the plant scheduling of operations. Process engineering change notices for timely, accurate, and cost effective implementation into production. Develop, maintain, and report key performance indicators (KPIs) that will drive continuous improvements in production planning processes. Perform other duties, assignments, and special projects that may be required from time to time.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required
Minimum of three years related experience Production Planning and Inventory Control techniques.
Knowledge of MRP functionality including, but not limited to: action messages, netting functionality, pegging, and independent/dependent demand.
Knowledge of pull systems.
Proven knowledge of BOM usage, structures, and where-used functionality.
Must be a good communicator, work well with people, and be able to work in a fast paced, continually changing/improving environment.

Responsibilities

Evaluate, release, maintain, and expedite production orders in a manner that will best support assembly line schedule dates as well as satisfying service parts demand requirements.
Verify material availability of all components prior to releasing work orders to production.
Establish priorities for all assigned work centers and work closely with manufacturing operations to ensure adherence to priorities.
Perform duties associated with machine serial number assignments and factory orders distribution.
Evaluate planning item branch data in JDE on a regular basis, ensuring that all planning-related parameters (planner code, order policy, lean mfg flag, etc…) are accurately maintained.
Analyze inventories to maintain lowest possible inventory level while still meeting demand requirements.
Evaluate inventory regularly to identify slow-moving and obsolete items and recommend appropriate disposition.
Communicate all issues, both current and potential future, that will have a significant impact on the plant scheduling of operations.
Process engineering change notices for timely, accurate, and cost effective implementation into production.
Develop, maintain, and report key performance indicators (KPIs) that will drive continuous improvements in production planning processes.
Perform other duties, assignments, and special projects that may be required from time to time.