Production Planner II

TransPak, Inc.•Hebron, KY

22d

About The Position

Ensure efficient operations through careful coordination of Materials and Manufacturing efforts, providing Purchasing, Planning, and Manufacturing timely and accurate information with focus on developing production schedules and priorities to meet overall Planning objectives.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
Strong organization skills

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English-Spanish speaker

Responsibilities

Monitor production progress – 60%
Utilize reporting functionality of specific ERP system along with manufacturing contacts and additional reporting tools to monitor successful completion of published production schedules (i.e. Ship Status reports, Stock Overviews, Material Movements).
Ensure the final product meets deadlines.
Plan and prepare production schedules for manufacturing according to customers’ orders
Monitor shortage. Isolate and resolve with buyers potential or realized material issues/shortages.
Monitor the execution of production plan – 20%
Focus on optimization of run quantities, minimum changeover, and achievement of 100% On Time Delivery. Ownership of successful schedule and execution of production activities, to meet goals. Production scheduling that optimizes labor and machine resources to meet TransPak objectives.
Resolve any potential issues in a timely fashion
Analyze back orders, current orders and upcoming ones to prioritize, plan and schedule the production operations.
Investigate production situations - 10%
Analyze root causes and provide solutions
Oversees and assists in maintaining an orderly and clean environment while adhering to all safety requirements.
Maintain reports for production planning activities and sequences - 10%
Work in conjunction with the General Manager (GM) to ensure accurate information is contained within planning measurement and analysis tools (i.e. cycle times in the Corporate Capacity Model). Communicate timely and accurate material or production issues that affect ability to meet the GM or that affect current scheduled production activities.