Production Planner

Spirax-Sarco Ltd. • Devens, MA

5d • $62,738 - $94,107 • Onsite

About The Position

When you join Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, a part of the Spirax Group, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit our website to learn more.
This role will focus on:
The successful Production Planner will plan, schedule, coordinate and/or monitor the flow of products through the complete production cycle. Provide timely planning and scheduling of manufacturing work orders to the manufacturing floor in order to achieve both internal financial goals and customer delivery dates.

Requirements

• Ability to analyze and understand MRP data within an ERP system.
• Ability to address safety stock inventory levels and demand forecasts.
• Make informed decisions and develop effective production schedules and recovery plans.
• Understanding of high level Revenue requirements for your program and impacts associated with schedule changes
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, BOM’s in a manufacturing environment.
• Effectively communicate, collaborate with internal teams, and can convey information clearly and concisely. Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities, and project requirements is essential in Planning. Must be flexible and agile in your approach to meet evolving business needs
• Prioritize customer needs and requirements, whether it's internal stakeholders such as production teams or external customers. Ensuring that materials are available on time and meeting quality standards as it is essential for customer satisfaction!
• As a Production planner you must conduct yourself ethically in all interactions with colleagues, and stakeholders to maintain trust and credibility as part of our values

Responsibilities

• Reviewing open sales orders to determine customer requirements.
• Coordinating delivery of parts to expedite flow of material to meet production schedules
• Managing inventory levels to ensure that production demands are met.
• Working with manufacturing, engineering, quality and warehouse.
• Monitoring inventory levels and establish safety stock levels over a set horizon
• Utilizing ERP system to generate manufacturing work orders/kanbans and release work orders/kanbans to warehouse for picking and delivery to manufacturing.
• Coordinating between warehouse and purchasing on material shortages to determine new delivery and completion dates for end products. This includes development of shortage lists as required
• Notifying Customer service of any schedule impacts to customers via the consensus plan
• Establishing, tracking and maintaining consensus plan by reports, such as production progress, customer information and material inventory.
• Exercising judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action
• Interacting with cross functional groups and prioritizing your product line

Benefits

• Robust Retirement Plan: Benefit from a 5% employer 401K contribution, plus a 50% match on up to 3% of your contributions for added financial security, empowering your financial security.
• Comprehensive and Supportive Parental Leave: Experience our inclusive, gender-neutral parental leave policy, offering 16 weeks at 100% pay. Upon your return, enjoy a gradual transition with a unique 80% work schedule while still receiving 100% of your pay for the first 6 months, ensuring a balanced reintegration into the workplace.
• Generous Time Off: Enjoy ample time off to recharge and attend to life's circumstances with generous vacation and well-being day, 9 observed holidays, 1 floating holiday day, up to 15 caregiver days, and 80 hours of annual sick leave.
• Community Engagement Opportunities: Make a difference with 3 paid volunteer days each year, encouraging you to give back to the community and causes you care about.
• And Many More Benefits: Such as an offering of 3 healthcare plans with HSA contributions along with other benefits designed to support your well-being and professional growth. We invite you to explore all the ways we strive to create a fulfilling and rewarding work environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed