Planner I

Federal Signal Openings•University Park, IL

11d

About The Position

The Planner I evaluates, releases, maintains, and expedites production orders to support assembly line schedules and service parts demand. The role verifies component availability before releasing production work orders, establishes priorities for assigned work centers, and coordinates with manufacturing operations to ensure those priorities are followed. It also handles machine serial number assignments and factory order distribution, maintains planning parameters in JDE, and analyzes inventory to meet demand while keeping inventory levels low. The Planner I identifies slow-moving and obsolete inventory and recommends disposition, communicates issues affecting plant schedules, processes engineering change notices, and develops and reports KPIs to support continuous improvement in production planning. Other duties and special projects may be assigned. Federal Signal in University Park manufactures systems and products intended to protect people and property, including campus and community alerting systems, emergency vehicle products, communications systems, and security solutions. The company is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation in the application process.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least three years of related experience.
Experience with production planning and inventory control techniques.
Knowledge of MRP functionality, including action messages, netting, pegging, and independent and dependent demand.
Knowledge of pull systems.
Knowledge of bill of materials (BOM) usage, structures, and where-used functionality.
Good communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, continually changing and improving environment.

Responsibilities

Evaluate, release, maintain, and expedite production orders to support assembly line schedules and service parts demand.
Verify that all components are available before releasing work orders to production.
Establish priorities for assigned work centers and work with manufacturing operations to ensure adherence to those priorities.
Perform machine serial number assignments and distribute factory orders.
Regularly evaluate and accurately maintain planning-related item branch data in JDE, including planner codes, order policies, and lean manufacturing flags.
Analyze inventory to maintain the lowest possible levels while meeting demand requirements.
Identify slow-moving and obsolete inventory and recommend appropriate disposition.
Communicate current and potential future issues that could significantly affect plant scheduling.
Process engineering change notices for timely, accurate, and cost-effective implementation in production.
Develop, maintain, and report KPIs to drive continuous improvement in production planning processes.
Perform other duties, assignments, and special projects as required.