Planning Manager

ACE Thermal Systems•Seminole, FL

About The Position

Summary: Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following; others may be assigned: · Improve work methods · Report any safety problems to management · Follow all environmental, health and safety policies · Keep work area clean and orderly · Manage one’s own time efficiently · Evaluate self work to ensure compliance with work instructions and standards · Creating work orders and rework orders for customer shipment demand and non-conforming parts · Interface with manufacturing personnel, the Purchasing Department, Quality Control and Supervisors on material status and production planning issues. · Examine documents, materials, products, and monitor work processes, in order to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications. · Analyze documents such as production schedules, work orders, and staffing tables to determine personnel and materials requirements, and material priorities. · Confer with department supervisors and other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes. · Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, and engineering. · Confer with establishment personnel to coordinate production and shipping activities, and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays. · Calculate figures such as required amounts of labor and materials, and manufacturing costs, using pricing, adding machines, calculators, or computers. · Distribute production schedules and work orders to departments. · Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, and customer information, so that status reports can be completed. · Create and analyze reports including Bill of Material and DCN packets · Extensive knowledge of material work planning and methods engineering processes and procedures. · Create labels, work/sales orders · Make corrections to closed work orders · Copies data and compiles record reports. · Audit work orders · Operate office machines, such as scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems, and personal computers · Maintain and update filing and databases, either manually and/or electronically · Read and answer email on a continuous basis · Intermediate use of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel · Intermediate use of Visual MRP system · Wearing the proper safety equipment · Other duties as assigned

Requirements

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Bachelor’s degree and/or 3-5 years related experience and/or training a plus.
Reading: The ability to read, and interpret English documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and reports, drawings and schematics
Writing: The ability to write and/or type all types of correspondence or reports.
Mathematics : knowledge of accounting principles the ability to analyze figures and basic mathematical skills
Customer Service : Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Reading Comprehension : Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
Complex Problem Solving : Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas by speaking so others will understand
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken work and sentences
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)
Problem Sensitivity : The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
Information Ordering : The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., pattern of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Attention to Detail : The ability to be precise and thorough in completing work task.
Active Listening : Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work : Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Analyzing Data or Information : Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Communication: Active Listening, Negotiation, Nonverbal communication, Persuasion, Presentation, Reading body language, Verbal, Visual
Citical Thinking : Adaptability, Critical Observation, Desire to Learn, Flexibility, Innovation, Problem Solving, Research, Thinking outside the box, Tolerance of change and uncertainty
Teamwork: Accepting Feedback, Collaboration, Dealing with Office Politics, Diversity Awareness, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Establishing interpersonal relationships, Dealing with Difficult personalities, Intercultural competence, Interpersonal skills, Networking, Self-Awareness
Leadership: Conflict Management, Conflict resolution, Decision Making, Delegation, Facilitation, Giving Clear Feedback, Inspiring others, Managing difficult conversation, Mentoring, Motivating
Must be able to remain in a stationary position (sitting) 75 percent or more of the time.
The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery (i.e., a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer) Repetitive movement is also required.
Occasionally ascends/descends stairs to assist other departments.
The person in this position needs to use these positions to access file cabinets, drawers or other office.
The person in this position regularly communicates with other employees and customers via phone or in person.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust and focus.
Frequently moves boxes of files and other boxes containing paper or misc. items. The employee must occasionally lift, move, push, and/or carry up to 25lbs, and rarely lift, move, push, and/or carry up to 50lbs.
Employee may be subject to random drug and alcohol testing under FAA regulations.

Responsibilities

Improve work methods
Report any safety problems to management
Follow all environmental, health and safety policies
Keep work area clean and orderly
Manage one’s own time efficiently
Evaluate self work to ensure compliance with work instructions and standards
Creating work orders and rework orders for customer shipment demand and non-conforming parts
Interface with manufacturing personnel, the Purchasing Department, Quality Control and Supervisors on material status and production planning issues.
Examine documents, materials, products, and monitor work processes, in order to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.
Analyze documents such as production schedules, work orders, and staffing tables to determine personnel and materials requirements, and material priorities.
Confer with department supervisors and other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes.
Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, and engineering.
Confer with establishment personnel to coordinate production and shipping activities, and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays.
Calculate figures such as required amounts of labor and materials, and manufacturing costs, using pricing, adding machines, calculators, or computers.
Distribute production schedules and work orders to departments.
Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, and customer information, so that status reports can be completed.
Create and analyze reports including Bill of Material and DCN packets
Extensive knowledge of material work planning and methods engineering processes and procedures.
Create labels, work/sales orders
Make corrections to closed work orders
Copies data and compiles record reports.
Audit work orders
Operate office machines, such as scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems, and personal computers
Maintain and update filing and databases, either manually and/or electronically
Read and answer email on a continuous basis
Intermediate use of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
Intermediate use of Visual MRP system
Wearing the proper safety equipment
Other duties as assigned