Willimantic Production Planner/Scheduler
Prysmian•Willimantic, CT
•Onsite
About The Position
The Production Planner/Scheduler plays a key part in developing balanced production schedules, optimizing inventory, and implementing lean strategies such as Kaizen, kanban, JIT, and continuous improvement initiatives. Working closely with operations, supply chain, and cross‑functional teams, the role helps ensure on‑time delivery, improved cycle times, accurate forecasting, and strong material management. It also involves maintaining capacity and performance reports, supporting data systems, and contributing to ongoing operational excellence within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Requirements
- Self-driven individual looking for opportunities for advancement
- Results-driven to deliver consistent improvement in cycle times, on time delivery and inventory turns
- Ability to plan, organize and pull together information from various sources developing a full picture to scope actions
- Solid logic/reasoning skills which can influence and persuade different functional groups within the organization
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (grammar, spelling, typing, listening)
- Minimum 5 years in Manufacturing, Purchasing and/or Planning required
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferred in Supply Chain Management or Business
- Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, etc.) is required
- Familiarity with enterprise systems and databases, SAP preferred
Nice To Haves
- Supervisory or managerial experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Support Supply Chain manager in all master scheduling, forecasting and procurement functions
- Perform daily planning, scheduling, and purchasing across multiple value streams to optimize output with reduced changeovers and waste
- Coordinate manufacturing activities to develop a balanced schedule, fully utilizing essential lean tools, such as kanban, heijunka and kaizen
- Develop and implement lean strategies to improve operation, quality, cost, and inventory control, using tools such as pull systems, JIT, cellularization, set-up reductions
- Participate, coach, and lead continuous improvement efforts
- Support material procurement and working capital goals using lean tools
- Coordinate the maintenance of manufacturing data systems to provide information for budgeting, capacity, and planning processes
- Forecast, plan, measure and control inventory mix/level requirements, subcomponents, and products in all stages of production
- Develop and maintain capacity reports/schedules for the assigned departments and cells that include all resource considerations
- Prepare performance reports on key performance indicators such as schedule accuracy, material turns, working capital and on time delivery
- Perform other tasks as needed in support of achieving the highest level of customer satisfaction at an optimum cost
- Monthly physical inventory count/reconciliation last business day of the month
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
