Production & Planner

Abbott • Des Plaines, IL

10d

About The Position

The Production Planner provides production planning and scheduling, inventory management, or distribution support under limited supervision to maintain production operations and customer product availability. The role analyzes planning requirements, schedules manufacturing operations, and coordinates production needs against available capacity while maintaining inventory and material flow. It also uses planning systems and analysis tools to support production efficiency, supply, quality, and customer availability.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science preferred, or directly relevant technical experience sufficient to demonstrate the knowledge typically associated with the degree and experience requirement.
• One to two years of operations or distribution experience, or directly relevant technical experience.
• Proficiency in Power BI and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical foundation.

Nice To Haves

• Previous operations experience.
• Exposure to manufacturing materials principles and concepts.

Responsibilities

• Analyze planning requirements and initiate actions to support the master schedule or independent demands.
• Schedule manufacturing operations to ensure availability of items under the planner’s control while minimizing negative effects on manufacturing.
• Facilitate weekly ITP meetings with the cross-functional team to align production needs with available capacity.
• Ensure work-in-process availability.
• Forecast inventory requirements and schedule production to meet them.
• Maintain and update systems to ensure the integrity of planning databases and files.
• Use personal computer tools to analyze information and provide recommendations to management.
• Maintain raw-material and work-in-process inventories in accordance with predetermined levels and targets.
• Recommend procurement strategies for internal and external supplies that align with economic, supply, and quality goals.
• Translate raw-material needs into inventory plans and strategies.
• Manage material flow from internal and external suppliers through manufacturing to maximize production efficiency and minimize waste and customer impact.
• Understand and apply manufacturing systems and interpret manufacturing requirements.

Benefits

• Career development with an international company.
• Employees may qualify for free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, providing an affordable and convenient path to a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level