Production Planner

Jet Midwest • Kansas City, MO

13h

About The Position

Reporting directly to the Director of Operations, the Production Planner is directly
responsible for maintaining the work progress and capacity plan. The successful candidate will possess
the appropriate personality to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a constant focus on
communication and quality.

Requirements

• 5+ years Supply Chain management, plant scheduling and manufacturing operations experience desired.
• Strong quantitative data analysis and critical thinking skills and ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions.
• Able to prioritize in the face of competing demands and communicate clearly across all levels of the organization.
• Experience with MS Office, particularly MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a production schedule for internal and outside services using the capacity plan, material constraints, and demand as inputs
• Analyze demand changes to ensure work is accomplished and delays align with demand requirements
• Lead and facilitate meetings with JMT teams, as required, to ensure that the current production schedule is understood, that actual production meets or exceeds planned production, and constraints to planned production are identified for root cause and corrective action
• Own production planning reporting generation and distribution; clearly communicate production status to senior management
• Develop production plans for new production introductions (NPI) through end of life (EOL) that balance supply and demand
• Identify opportunities to improve the planning process and drive assigned projects to completion

Benefits

• Eligibility for our comprehensive benefits program starting the 1st of the month after 30 days of full-time employment
• Eligibility for our comprehensive benefits program starting the 1st of the month after 30 days of full-time employment
• 401K with company match
• Robust Paid Time Off
• 10 paid Holidays
• Growth opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed