Production Job Planner

AGM Container Controls, Inc.•Tucson, AZ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

AGM’s Production Job Planner creates and administers production schedules for products. The planner coordinates with Purchasing, Production, Quality Control, Engineering, and Sales to support material availability, communicate production status, and meet customer delivery dates. The schedule may change daily as new jobs and delivery dates are received. The role uses computerized inventory, shortage, in-process production, and material status and location records, as well as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and AGM’s ERP software. The position is based primarily at a computer workstation in a manufacturing environment and is on-site; remote work is not available. Job offers are contingent on successfully passing drug and nicotine screening and a comprehensive background check. Candidates must be U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or U.S. persons as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Requirements

Be organized, detail-oriented, and able to prioritize several assignments simultaneously.
Have very good clerical and customer service skills, excellent voice and telephone skills, and very good computer experience.
Have a two-year college certificate and one to six months at AGM Container Controls, or related experience and/or training.
Be able to speak, read, and write English effectively; understand instructions, correspondence, and memos; and take and write meeting minutes effectively.
Be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and compute percentages.
Be able to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions provided in written, oral, or diagram form.
Meet the U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, or U.S. person eligibility requirement.
Be willing and able to work on-site at the facility during designated working hours.
Successfully pass drug and nicotine screening and a comprehensive background check as a condition of a job offer.

Responsibilities

Review job demand and develop production schedules, adjusting them as new jobs and delivery dates are received.
Review production schedules and related information and initiate material requisitions for estimating, purchasing, and in-house material requirements.
Coordinate with Purchasing, Production, Quality Control, Engineering, and Sales to determine material requirements, identify shortages, and track materials in process.
Communicate production status and integrate work-planning and execution objectives across departments.
Use and help maintain computerized inventory, shortage, in-process production, and material status and location records.
Work with the Inventory Manager to arrange in-plant material transfers and monitor materials and parts through the stockroom and warehouse to meet production schedules.
Track and report purchase orders, jobs, and incoming and outgoing materials, and route materials promptly to the appropriate departments.
Address delivery inconsistencies or delays to help ensure customer delivery dates are met.
Use verbal communication to expedite work and use Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and AGM’s ERP software to complete tasks accurately.
Maintain a clean and organized work area and report or correct unsafe conditions promptly.
Follow AGM’s Quality Management System processes and procedures, including applicable ISO procedures.
Maintain satisfactory attendance and punctuality and follow company policies, including AGM’s Courtesy and Professionalism Policy, when dealing with employees, customers, vendors, and visitors.
Perform other duties as assigned by a manager from another department, as needed.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance for the employee and family.
Life insurance for the employee, spouse, and children.
Defined Benefit Pension Plan.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
401(k) retirement options.
Paid Time Off.
Employee Referral Bonus Program.
Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,250 per year.
529 Education Savings Plan, in addition to AGM’s education assistance.
Performance review after 90 days, with a potential wage increase of up to 5%.
Performance- and education-based wage increases every six months.
Quarterly and annual profit-sharing bonuses.
Monthly work anniversary recognition, spirit and pastry days, and an annual company picnic.
Summer employment opportunities for family members who are students.