Production Planner

Sunshine Metals•Wichita, KS

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Planner is responsible for effectively and efficiently coordinating the flow of daily work orders to ensure optimal customer satisfaction throughout Sunshine Metals, Inc. (SMI).

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
One or more years of experience in production planning
Microsoft Office proficiency, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Good organizational and critical thinking skills
Ability to analyze, track, and maintain accountabilities
Ability to effectively multi-task
Operate with high integrity, maintaining positive relations with co-workers, customers, and suppliers
Strong work ethic; initiative-taking

Nice To Haves

Three or more years of experience in production planning
One or more years of experience working in metals industry

Responsibilities

Schedule job work orders according to machine capabilities and planning.
Organize the schedule to reduce downtime of machine operations, while meeting all quality standards and shipping commitments.
Ensure production staff has all the information necessary to properly execute jobs as scheduled.
Coordinate and schedule production in accordance with established policies, principles, and procedures, ensuring maximum productivity output per line.
Record, track, and report scrap production, overtime needed, on-time execution of jobs, and machine efficiencies (logged time vs. forecasted time).
Prepare job set-ups for machine operators.
Ensure job orders closed by administration are accurate for stocking material and adding value back to inventory.
Ensure precision and accuracy of data on tag costs, yield/scrap weight, re-stock value, and hours/time to complete on all work orders before closing the order.
Collaborate with managers to ensure superior on-time delivery and customer satisfaction.
Maintain inventory of all shop supplies needed to accomplish work orders.
Provide management with reports as needed.
Adhere to Sunshine Metals’ safety rules, regulations and quality standards.
Adhere to Sunshine Metals’ policies and procedures.