Production Planner

Stellant Systems•Melville, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Planner will execute, plan, and control programs through operations (manufacturing, test, quality, supply chain, etc.) to ensure timely delivery of products to the customer. This role involves coordinating and expediting the flow of materials, parts, and assemblies between departments, and communicating with various department managers/supervisors to resolve material/subassembly issues. The planner will report program status and schedule at meetings, perform complex transactions in the MRP system, and compile/maintain MRP generated reports and Excel spreadsheets of Work In Process (WIP) status. Additionally, the role requires preparing purchase requisitions, expediting with purchasing and planning to eliminate shortages, analyzing Bills of Materials (BOM’s) and drawings, releasing kits to production, reporting/resolving problems impacting on-time delivery, following the processing of internal Manufacturing Orders (MO’s), and processing Engineering Change Notices (ECN’s) and Discrepant Material Reports (DMR’s).

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and minimum 4 years of relevant experience or Associate's degree and minimum of 8 years of prior related experience in Production Control, planning, and supply chain experience.
3 years’ experience in tracking products through the manufacturing cycle, including handling electronic parts and assemblies, mechanical parts, printed circuit boards (PCB’s), and RF subassemblies.
Must be familiar with drawings, Bill of Materials (BOM’s), manufacturing and assembly drawings and shop orders.
Must have basic knowledge of lean manufacturing concepts.
Knowledge of MRP system, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project proficiency
Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S. (e.g. Green Card holder), or a protected individual as defined by the International Traffic in Arm Regulations (ITAR).

Nice To Haves

Experience in tracking products through the manufacturing cycle, including handling electronic parts and assemblies, mechanical parts, printed circuit boards (PCB’s), and RF subassemblies highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Execute, plan, and control programs through operations (manufacturing, test, quality, supply chain, etc.) to ensure timely delivery of products to the customer.
Coordinate and expedites flow of materials, parts, and assemblies between departments, and communicates with various department managers/supervisors, to resolve any material/subassembly issues.
Report program status and schedule at meetings.
Perform complex transactions in MRP system. Compiles and maintains MRP generated reports and Excel spreadsheets of Work In Process (WIP) status including location of material, shortages, open sales orders, material delivery dates and Can-Build status.
Prepare purchase requisitions by calculating lead-time, floor scrap, minimum ordering level and set-up factors, to schedule parts required to support assembly schedules.
Expedite and works with purchasing and planning to eliminate material/subassembly shortages and to meet delivery dates as well as long term goals.
Analyze Bills of Materials (BOM’s) and drawings.
Release kits to production with proper travelers, operation sheet, and applicable documentation.
Report/resolve any problems or difficulties impacting the on-time delivery of jobs.
Follow processing of internal Manufacturing Orders (MO’s)
Process Engineering Change Notices (ECN’s) and Discrepant Material Reports (DMR’s)