Production Planner

AIRLINE HYDRAULICS CORPORATION • Bensalem Township, PA

14h • Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for planning and assisting with the daily activities of production, managing the weekly personnel schedule, and ensuring the shop schedule meets customer commitments. The Production Planner will coordinate with Purchasing to ensure material delivery dates are met, approve timecards, and coordinate the weekly shipping schedule with the packaging group supervisor. This position also involves recommending process improvements, attending project kick-off meetings, and coordinating with engineering when production problems arise. Additionally, the role requires tracking production efficiency and other key metrics, ensuring shop equipment is maintained, and providing staffing and scheduling data as requested. The Production Planner must maintain a safe, clean, and productive work area, ensure production and safety goals are met, and perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Experience in Lean Manufacturing Processes
• Experience scheduling and coordinating production workflow activities
• Experience utilizing computers and MS Office software
• Strong time management skills

Nice To Haves

• Some secondary education, training, or certification in a mechanical field is preferred
• Experience in an ISO environment is preferred

Responsibilities

• Plan and assist with the daily activities of production
• Manage weekly schedule for personnel, which requires verifying shop folders created by the order processing group (OPG)
• Daily review of shop schedule to ensure we are meeting our acknowledged commitment to customers.
• Daily review of shop schedule and coordination with Purchasing to ensure delivery of materials are on schedule to the agreed delivery date
• Approve timecards for floor personnel and verify in P21 MRP System.
• Coordinate shipping schedule weekly with the packaging group supervisor
• Recommend process improvements where needed
• Attend project kick-off meetings for all fluid systems jobs
• Coordinate with engineering when problems arise in conjunction with the production supervisors, including sending pictures and requesting drawing modifications. this is not a primary function; however, it may be required.
• Track production efficiency, on-time delivery, and other production metrics as needed
• Ensure shop equipment is maintained and working properly, not a primary function. Outlook reminder to assist floor supervisor.
• Provide staffing and scheduling data upon request
• Maintain a safe, clean, and productive work area
• Ensure production and safety goals are met
• Other related duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Disability effective first of the month after the hire date
• PTO accrual begins upon hire
• Referral bonuses
• 100% employee-owned plus 401k with company match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees