Production Planner.

Medtronic•Villalba, PR

13d•Onsite

About The Position

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. A Day in the Life As a production planner you will be leading the operations scheduling activities of several manufacturing lines. Be the main contact for materials, orders and forecast for an area. Act boldly. Compete to win. Move with speed and decisiveness. Foster belonging. Deliver results…the right way. That’s the Medtronic Mindset — our cultural norms. Our brand is rooted in action, not just words. The Medtronic Mindset defines the expectations of our culture. Every person here plays a role in bringing it to life. We recognize your extraordinary potential to ensure future generations live better, healthier lives. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Requires practical knowledge and demonstrated competence within job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
Requires a Bachelor degree and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience.
Fully Bilingual- Spanish /English

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a regulated manufacturing environment such as Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, or Biotechnology.
Knowledge of ERP systems such as BlueYonder, SAP, Oracle, JDE, or similar planning tools.
Experience with MRP/MPS planning processes.
Familiarity with inventory control, safety stock, reorder points, and capacity planning.
Experience supporting production scheduling in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
Strong analytical skills with experience using Excel, Power BI, or other reporting tools.

Responsibilities

Plans, prepares, issues, and controls production schedules and directs material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of raw and approved finished goods materials timed to meet production requirements.
Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, inventory levels, and potential production or material supply disruptions to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are provided on-time and at an optimal cost.
Schedules equipment and personnel, confirms material supply and demands, prepares work orders or purchase requests for the production or purchase of components or parts based on a master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements.
Coordinates interdepartmental activity with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, traffic, demand planning, etc.; schedules and expedites the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers, and requests for shipping orders.