Production Planner

PCC Talent Acquisition Portal•South Gate, CA

12h•Onsite

About The Position

Schedules and coordinates the flow of work in the front-end operations (forge, heat treat, grind, etc.) to expedite production. This role involves reviewing the master production schedule, establishing priorities, and revising schedules based on various factors. The Production Planner also supports auditing and tracking incoming travelers, updating the ship call backlog, and conferring with department supervisors to monitor progress and communicate changes. Additionally, this position may involve obtaining quotations from outside vendors, typing purchase orders, and following up on external job orders. The role includes compiling reports on production progress and downtime, reviewing travelers upon job completion, scheduling material transfers, and ensuring the accuracy of Daily Production Reports. The Production Planner is also responsible for entering data for Lean Projects, DPR, and downtime sheets to create metrics and charts, as well as scheduling and managing departmental forklift operators/drivers. Managerial duties encompass performance reviews, disciplinary actions, employee training, investigations, and timecard administration.

Requirements

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of supervisors or employees of organization.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Familiar with capabilities of the operational equipment, obtaining purchasing quotations and manufacturing plant atmosphere.
Intermediate with PC programs, MS Office, MS Word & Excel.
Bachelor’s degree in business administration or similar field.
2-3 years of planning experience in manufacturing.
Experience with ERP systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience in manufacturing environment accepted in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

Reviews master production schedule with Production Control Manager and Supervisor, and discusses job orders; establishes priorities for specific customer orders.
Oversees production control functions when supervisor is unavailable.
Revises schedule according to traveler specifications, established priorities, and availability or capability of workers, parts, material, machines, and equipment.
Supports with auditing and tracking incoming travelers into the ERP backlog/Workload.
Updates and leads ship call backlog on a daily basis.
Confers with department supervisors and attends production meetings to determine progress of work and to provide information on changes in processing methods received from operations departments, process control, or engineering departments.
Oversees and obtains quotations from outside vendors for job orders that will be processed outside the plant; types purchase orders and follows up until the parts are returned; may review and approve outside vendor invoices.
Compiles reports concerning progress of work and downtime due to failures of machines and equipment to apprise production planning personnel of production delays.
Reviews travelers when jobs are completed in department and schedules move tags to transfer material to the next department operation process.
Ensures operators or designee update Daily Production Reports.
Enters data from Lean Projects, DPR, downtime sheets and creates metrics and charts.
Schedules and manages employees for departmental forklift operators/drivers.
Performs managerial duties including performance reviews, disciplinary action, employee trainings, investigations, and timecard administration.
Performs all other duties as assigned.