Planner - Salary

7dee873c-0e76-4330-b048-7a421aa18e49•Centennial, CO

2d•$62,000 - $67,000

About The Position

The Planner manages the schedules and availability of manufactured and purchased items and assemblies for assigned projects. The role creates detailed production schedules and shop orders, tracks and coordinates the resolution of shortages, monitors assembly completeness, and coordinates assembly release. The Planner reviews and acts on ERP order-release, action, and exception messages; monitors returns to stock, unplanned stock issues, and project-related documentation for accuracy; and initiates engineering change requests (ECRs) when appropriate. The Planner may coordinate and direct assigned Expeditors. The role develops project production schedules using input from Production Management, creates and updates shop orders following engineering release and schedule changes, and coordinates assembly staging and production needs. It also processes spares orders for assigned product lines and works with Production Supervisors to meet shipment dates. The position generally involves a 40-hour workweek, which may include on-call status, evenings, and/or weekends.

Requirements

A four-year degree, or a two-year degree/certificate with an acceptable amount of additional direct production-planning experience or training in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, engineering specifications, bills of material, and engineering change orders.
Excellent computer skills, including experience with an MRP/ERP system and Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.

Nice To Haves

Oracle system experience.

Responsibilities

Create production schedules for assigned projects with detailed input from Production Management.
Use assembly sequence and due-date requirements established by Production Management.
Create project production schedules by DOP/project and assembly, and create and issue shop orders with assembly and production dates as soon as possible after engineering release.
Process schedule changes and promptly update shop orders as needed.
Participate in creating the Shipping Directory for assigned projects.
Work with Expeditors to close shop orders during assembly and with Accounting on final order close-out.
Monitor part availability by assembly in IFS in conjunction with the Expeditor.
Identify actual or potential shortages and coordinate required delivery dates with Purchasing and/or machining alongside the Expeditor.
Monitor incoming shortages and advise the Expeditor on coordinating their processing through Receiving to the staging or production area.
Identify assemblies ready to be staged for production in IFS.
Coordinate with Production Management on assembly staging schedules to support the build schedule and production capacity 1–3 days ahead.
Instruct the Expeditor when to move assemblies from staging to the production area.
Provide Production Management with a list of shortages and expected delivery dates for released and staged assemblies that still have unfulfilled shortages.
Process spares orders for assigned product lines and coordinate with the assigned Production Supervisor to meet required shipment dates.
Review components returned to stock and the associated cause information provided by the Expeditor, initiating ECRs when appropriate.
Review additional stock issues to a project and initiate ECRs when appropriate.
Perform additional responsibilities and duties as assigned.