Production Planner

Default•Blair, NE

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Planner creates and maintains manufacturing schedules and works with sales, engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing to maintain a production plan. The role includes capacity planning, setting lead times, maintaining the facility schedule, and leading production and daily schedule-update meetings to communicate and plan effectively. The planner forecasts and manages ramp-up and ramp-down planning for New Product Introductions while balancing demand, capacity, and inventory risk. The position may represent planning on cross-functional teams, assist with planning-process improvement projects, and develop strategic plans for implementing and improving ERP system use. It schedules production materials, produces performance reports, and determines the manpower, equipment, and raw materials needed to meet production demand. The role is located in Blair, Nebraska, in a manufacturing shop environment.

Requirements

Associate degree or equivalent from an accredited college or technical school, plus 6 or more years of planning experience in a manufacturing environment.
Strong communication skills.
Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Excel.
Ability to maintain a positive work atmosphere through effective interactions and communication with customers, clients, co-workers, and management.
Willingness to use lean knowledge and tools to identify and assist with continuous improvement.
Detail-oriented with good organizational skills.
Willingness and aptitude to implement a planned introduction of Visual ERP scheduling.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Experience with Visual or a similar ERP system preferred.

Responsibilities

Create and maintain all production schedules for the facility.
Plan and slot work orders, set capacities and lead times, and verify delivery dates.
Work with all departments to maintain required information and communicate schedule additions and changes.
Create master schedules that establish the sequence and lead time of operations to meet shipping dates according to sales forecasts or customer orders.
Analyze production specifications and plant capacity data, and calculate manufacturing process, tool, and human-resource requirements.
Forecast and manage ramp-up and ramp-down planning for New Product Introductions, balancing demand, capacity, and inventory risk.
Schedule production materials to ensure optimal production levels.
Produce reports based on production findings and performance.
Determine manpower, equipment, and raw-material needs to cover production demand.
Lead production meetings and daily schedule-update meetings.
Assist with planning process-improvement projects and identify ways to improve processes and workflow.
Develop strategic plans for implementing and improving ERP system use.
Participate in educational opportunities to update job knowledge.
Promote Astec’s core values and follow company policies, procedures, and safety rules.
Perform assigned internal-control responsibilities.