Production Planner

Teledyne Technologies•Chestnut Ridge, NY

19d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, preparing, and executing production order details. The role plans production activities, creates and releases production work orders to meet promised order dates, and monitors progress to ensure timely completion and delivery. It involves substantial interaction with production management, the materials group, and shop-floor staff. The position is based on site in Chestnut Ridge, New York.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Working Microsoft Office and PC skills.
General mathematics aptitude for material-availability discussions.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to maintain accurate records.
Ability to manage multiple simultaneous tasks while maintaining very high quality.
Demonstrated ability to work under tight schedule constraints.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor's degree.
MRP or ERP experience; SAP experience is a plus.
Operations or manufacturing experience.
Prior planning, inventory management, or materials control experience as a Production Planner, Scheduler, Buyer, or Shop Floor Controller.

Responsibilities

Enter and update production forecasts in the MRP system.
Plan, schedule, and prepare production work orders, and release orders to the manufacturing floor.
Identify and account for manpower, equipment-capacity, and raw-material constraints, escalating concerns to management as needed.
Review sales orders for product availability and timing, and advise order management on rescheduling to address rush priorities, material shortages, or production issues.
Coordinate with order management, purchasing, the stockroom, production cell leaders, and shipping to support customer satisfaction.
Track work-in-progress status and maintain production-progress reports.
Provide guidance on production priorities and expedite work as necessary.
Complete work orders and move inventory into finished goods.
Perform periodic inventory of materials in work-in-progress and finished-goods-inventory stages.
Analyze data and make decisions to drive raw-material supply and support the finished-goods plan.
Manage used-equipment inventory, track refurbishment progress, and create availability for resale.
Review bills of materials and routings for new products to ensure successful integration into the production process.