Production Planner

Steel Technologies•Eminence, KY

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Production Planner is responsible for reviewing supply chain information, managing orders, creating efficient production schedules, and communicating with various departments to ensure timely and cost-effective production. This role involves optimizing machine efficiency, managing inventory, and coordinating the flow of work orders through the plant.

Requirements

Typing and computer data entry skills
Communication skills
Organizational skills
Inventory valuation knowledge
Problem solving skills with respect to creating in-process production reports demonstrating cost, waste, and time efficiency, as well as customer expectations and plant limitations
Ability to recognize workload limitations and assist others whenever needed
Knowledge of steel product characteristics (including defects) and processing procedures

Nice To Haves

Associate's degree in business administration or related field
One to two years of experience in a production environment

Responsibilities

Review Supply Chain IMR/ MRP/ PPS to determine CPS' need for replenishing precut stock.
Collaborate with Sales to manage source orders and place them as needed to yield out a coil.
Review Production Planning Window and combine like items based on PPS into a Job Set.
Select inventory to create a customer’s specified product.
Create time and cost-efficient setups with easily understood directions for plant personnel.
Communicate with Sales, purchasing, Technical Services, and plant management regarding inventory and customer order issues.
Use Job Scheduling to add jobs to the lineup at each equipment piece, maximizing machine efficiency and maintaining customer delivery dates.
Manage Job Scheduling to ensure orders are set up in a timely fashion and far enough out to maximize same setup runs.
Work with Plant Manager and Operations Supervisor to maintain the flow of Multi-Process Job Work Orders through the plant until completion.
Review aged inventory reports and eliminate aged material when possible (Supply Chain Review IMR).
Create Production Sales Orders, Production Plans (Job Work Orders), and expedite material from outside processors, communicating with the Inventory Control Team.
Perform other duties as assigned.