Production Planner/Purchaser

Burnside Acquisition LLC • Norton Shores, MI

50m • $60,000 - $71,000

About The Position

Perform scheduling, planning and purchasing tasks in support of plant activity.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED
• 3 to 5 years related experience or equivalent combination of education an experience
• Knowledge of scheduling and purchasing function in a manufacturing environment, specifically metal stamping
• Knowledge of and use of MRP systems

Responsibilities

• Schedule companywide production requirements for stamping, welding, and assembly areas
• Schedule all outside processing as required by the part routing
• Schedule company shipping activities for company trucks
• Develop and maintain successful relationships with vendors
• Coordinate truck driving route between all outside processes
• Supervise truck driving personnel
• Purchase production materials as required by forecast, maintaining quality and delivery standards while minimizing cost
• Monitor supplier quality for incoming product; reject material and charge back suppliers when and where appropriate with quality manager review
• Maintain production/service inventory counts / turns and manage physical inventory on a monthly basis to support month-end financial activities
• Back-up for Production Supervisor to provide schedule priority and direction to production teams.
• Supervise Production Support Coordinator
• Back-up manage Maintimizer perishable/tool stock levels and production data entry as needed for Production Support Coordinator
• Track raw material costs; manage plant scrap sales
• Perform layered audits

Benefits

• Medical
• dental
• vision
• PTO after 90 days!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED