Production Planner

JB Poindexter & Co•Reading, PA

About The Position

The Planner is responsible for production scheduling, MRP generation, work order creation and maintenance, inventory management and other material planning functions. This position has responsibility for the scheduling of daily work for production cells, oversight for inventory control and looking into future demand to provide accurate forecasts to internal operations and procurement. This role has a regular interface with sales, operations, purchasing and engineering. At Reading Truck, we have more than 65 years of industry leadership in the manufacture, distribution, and enhancement of work truck bodies. As the world’s largest upfitter of work trucks, we continue to experience rapid growth through our expanding network of more than 20 locations across North America. Take the next step in your career and come get paid to play with trucks!

Requirements

Five (5) years’ experience in planning/scheduling/MRP
Experience with ERP/MRP systems and functions is required
Training in Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint
Inventory Control

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing industry experience preferred

Responsibilities

Plan, schedule and generate manufacturing orders and work schedules for the cells on the shop floor to achieve high on-time delivery, level loading of available labor, and to minimize WIP and finished goods inventory
Work closely with Master Scheduler and production on schedule changes, customer expedite requests, etc.
Maintain production planning systems and procedures with high data accuracy and integrity, including the required lead-time data for internal manufacturing cells
Review/Oversight of cycle counts, inventory adjustments and on hand inventory balances to develop a plan for excess, obsolete, substitutions, return to supplier, re-sale or scrap resolution
Collaborate with chassis pool and sales to maintain updated chassis data
Utilize ERP software and supporting worksheets that support production planning, capacity planning, and operational management
Provide input to management and/or interface with customers when rescheduling is required due to design changes, chassis delays, labor and material shortages, backlogs and, other potential schedule interruptions
Liaison with shipping/receiving concerning needed parts, process or committed inventory as needed to meet OTD
Track KPI’s for past due work orders, schedule attainment- with appropriate counter measures to improve metrics.