Planner

Hubbell Incorporated•Lincoln, NH

About The Position

The Planner is responsible for planning the materials, quantities, and priority order of manufacturing jobs within the plant. The role coordinates the flow of work within and between manufacturing departments to support on-time customer delivery. This includes creating and scheduling production orders in line with delivery goals and factory capacity, reviewing backlogs and process-line output, and addressing material shortages and production-order issues. The Planner works with Customer Service, Purchasing, Warehouse, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality to resolve delays, respond to requests, improve processes, and communicate production priorities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write detailed, professional correspondence.
Ability to respond to multiple customer inquiries quickly and accurately.
Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations to coworkers, customers, and other employees.
Ability to address complex problems and recommend an action plan.
Ability to follow detailed written or oral instructions using commonsense understanding.
Ability to reprioritize tasks to support business goals.
Ability to use a telephone and computer and navigate the plant floor to support communication and product flow.
Demonstrated Microsoft Excel skills for analyzing backlog and capacity data and updating the department manager.
Examples of working with multiple people, teams, and departments to determine and implement process improvements.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in an analytical field such as business or economics.
APICS CPIM certification.
SAP experience.
Lean experience.
Ability to analyze current processes and proactively make improvements.

Responsibilities

Create and schedule Production Orders to meet on-time delivery goals and align with factory capacity.
Assemble Production Order packets and verify that the correct drawings are included.
Review unscheduled customer and inter-company purchase order (ICPO) backlog daily.
Assess backlog and output by process line.
Resolve material shortages with Purchasing and collaborate with Warehouse on off-site storage pick lists.
Respond to Customer Service requests for lead times, expedites, and direct shipping.
Collaborate with Manufacturing to restart jobs on hold by resolving issues such as job quantities, rejects, missing prints, or material shortages.
Resolve Production Order variances and cost of goods issue (COGI) errors.
Draft new Work Instructions as applicable.
Collaborate effectively with challenging personalities to overcome obstacles and implement change.
Communicate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and others to resolve specific Production Order problems and broader output and delivery issues.
Participate in Production Control meetings and share relevant information and goals within the department.
Analyze processes and proactively make day-to-day improvements, while collaborating on larger plant changes.
Use backlog and capacity data to update the department manager.