PRODUCTION PLANNER

SMITH & LOVELESS•Lenexa, KS

25d•Onsite

About The Position

Smith & Loveless is seeking a Production Planner to join its production control team in the water and wastewater industry. The role is responsible for scheduling, properly loading, and reviewing manufacturing orders related to job sub-assemblies; coordinating shop completion; implementing revisions and substitutions; checking and expediting materials; coordinating backorders; and monitoring manufacturing-order reporting for assigned jobs. The position is located at the company’s office in Lenexa, Kansas. The Production Planner processes jobs and revisions, coordinates information and materials across departments, supports shop personnel with order expediting, and completes forecasting and job-record tasks. Other duties may be assigned by the Production Control Manager.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Three to five years of experience in an MRP manufacturing environment, preferably in expediting.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with different departments, sub-vendors, and individuals.
Experience reading general ledgers (MRP), bills of materials, and drawings.
Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
Ability to sit, stand, and walk; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; stoop, bend, pull, push, and reach; and talk and hear consistently.
Ability to occasionally lift, carry, or drag up to 25 pounds if necessary.
Ability to distinguish the nature of objects using vision.
Ability to ascend and descend two flights of stairs.

Nice To Haves

Some college.
Experience with Epicor Kinetic software.
Two years of accounting and industrial engineering experience.

Responsibilities

Process jobs received from Application Engineering and send them to Design Engineering when complete.
Process Application Engineering revisions, including changes made by customers.
Implement revisions, substitutions, and backorders accurately and efficiently, coordinating and following up with involved departments.
Monitor open orders to ensure timely receipt of materials and avoid production delays.
Assist and advise shop personnel with expediting orders, in-process problems, and material delays.
Print Travelers and distribute them with drawings to appropriate warehouse personnel, paying special attention to hot items.
Handle receipts of submittals and orders for forecasting.
Complete forecasting for assigned product codes accurately and on time.
Break down and send jobs for scanning into microfilm for all jobs shipped each week.
Maintain completed job files for three months as a backup.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Production Control Manager.

Benefits

401(k) retirement plan with automatic enrollment and employee-directed investment options.
Discretionary 401(k) match based on performance, 100% vested after three years.
Annual profit-sharing bonus.
Employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage.
Paid time off, including 10 paid holidays, two weeks of vacation (three weeks after five years), and six paid sick/personal days annually.
Medical plans, including PPO and high-deductible options.
Dental insurance with preventive care covered at 100%.
Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
Company-paid group life and AD&D insurance.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
Health Savings Account (HSA) for HDHP participants.
Voluntary life and AD&D coverage for employees and dependents.