Production Planner

HYDAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION•Bethlehem, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

HYDAC is a family-owned and operated business with a vibrant and rewarding working environment for our employees across the country. Our goal is to provide quality products, components and services that meet our customer expectations while being committed to the protection and preservation of our environment. HYDAC’s passionate team designs and manufactures a comprehensive line of innovative and reliable solutions optimized for any demand our customers require. The Production Planner will be required to work with manufacturing to develop a schedule to produce selected products or product lines.

Requirements

Must be organized and able prioritize based on defined variables.
Must have strong people skills and the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.
Must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite. In particular Excel and Word.
A knowledge of machines, tools, and technology in manufacturing is required.
GED or High School diploma required.
5-7 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree is preferred
Experience as a planner or scheduler preferred.

Responsibilities

Developing a schedule for completing the production of components to meet customer requirements on time.
Consideration is given to resource availability including people, equipment, and materials.
Working with Customer Service to forecast future production requirements in order to increase or decrease production levels accordingly.
Monitoring the work in progress to determine on-time shipments to customers.
Preparing reports to Production management, customer service, QA, and product management identifying scheduling concerns and constraints.