Planner / Scheduler

The Overhead Door•Pensacola, FL

About The Position

This role involves retrieving orders from the sales processing center, reviewing them, and recording them in the appropriate logging format. The Planner/Scheduler will initiate work order requests for materials and collaborate with Inventory/Planning clerks. Key responsibilities include establishing sequences and lead times for operations to meet shipping dates based on sales forecasts or customer orders, analyzing production specifications and capacity data, and determining manufacturing processes and tools. The role also involves planning and scheduling workflow, conferring with the Production Supervisor on project status, expediting delayed operations, and altering schedules as needed due to unforeseen conditions. Additionally, the Planner/Scheduler will identify and monitor material requirements, prepare production reports, and prepare work orders for raw and sourced materials.

Requirements

6-12 months of related planning experience.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skillset.

Nice To Haves

Associates Degree from two-year college.

Responsibilities

Retrieves orders from sales processing center, reviews orders and records in appropriate logging format.
Initiates work order requests for material and works with Inventory / Planning clerks.
Establish sequence and lead times of each operation to meet shipping dates according to sales forecasts or customer orders.
Analyzes production specifications and production capacity data and performs calculations to determine manufacturing processes and tools.
Plans and schedules workflow for each operation according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times.
Confers with Production Supervisor to determine status of assigned projects or production runs.
Expedites operations that delay schedules and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
Identifies and monitors material requirements.
Prepares production reports.
Prepares work orders to obtain raw and sourced material.