Production Planner

Cambro Manufacturing•Huntington Beach, CA

7d•$70,000 - $85,000

About The Position

The Production Planner plans and prepares detailed production plans and schedules for assigned products, working with the Plant Manager on machine loading and job sequencing to meet production requirements and maintain customer service levels. The role translates sales forecasts into attainable production plans aligned with company operating and financial goals. This includes releasing production orders based on sales orders, analyzing stock levels, work in process, and forecasted business, and assigning customer due dates. The position maintains effective planning and customer-service commitments, develops and reports monthly, quarterly, and yearly production goals, maintains planning parameters and lead times in the AS400 and manufacturing systems, and supports effective ERP use and inventory availability. The planner works with production teams and other departments to coordinate capacity, materials, workflow, schedules, and completion forecasts; analyzes production specifications and capacity; and improves planning and forecasting systems, tools, automation, and procedures. The role requires adherence to company safety, quality, and other policies; consistent attendance; respectful teamwork and accountability; and contribution to departmental performance goals. The employee must be able to work overtime and remain flexible when schedule changes are needed to meet business requirements. Physical demands include sitting, walking, standing, repetitive hand use, simple grasping, and carrying or lifting up to 10 pounds, while working around equipment and machinery and using special visual or auditory protective equipment. Safety glasses are required.

Requirements

Five years of experience in production planning or a similar field.
Strong working knowledge of MRP planning systems.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Ability to apply basic computation, algebra, geometry, and logic.
Ability to analyze practical problems and concrete variables in situations with limited standardization.
Ability to work overtime as needed and accommodate possible schedule changes.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.

Nice To Haves

APICS Certification

Responsibilities

Plan and prepare detailed production plans and schedules for assigned products.
Work with the Plant Manager on machine loading and job sequencing to meet production requirements and maintain customer service levels.
Translate sales forecasts into attainable production plans aligned with company operational and financial goals.
Release production orders based on sales orders; analyze stock levels, work in process, and forecasted business; and assign customer due dates.
Maintain effective planning and review planning commitments to customer service.
Develop monthly, quarterly, and yearly goals and report production performance against those goals.
Maintain planning parameters and appropriate lead times in the AS400 and manufacturing systems.
Use the ERP system effectively and maintain availability of A, B, and C inventory class items.
Prepare manufacturing method master schedules to sequence operations and establish lead times that meet shipping dates.
Provide customer service with accurate estimates of booked capacity for quoting customer lead times.
Analyze production specifications and plant capacity data to determine manufacturing processes, tools, and human resource requirements.
Plan and schedule departmental workflow according to established manufacturing sequences and lead times.
Maintain job-related data and reports.
Improve planning and forecasting systems, tools, automation, and procedures.
Provide other departments with production completion forecasts when required.
Ensure raw materials and work in process are available to meet expected demand.
Consult department Supervisors about the status of assigned projects.
Expedite delayed operations and adjust schedules to address unforeseen conditions.
Follow company safety rules, policies, procedures, and quality standards; use required PPE, attend safety meetings, and report safety concerns.
Maintain reliable attendance and punctuality; work effectively as a team member, communicate work status, accept accountability, and contribute to departmental key performance indicators.
Perform other duties as needed or required.
Work overtime as needed and remain flexible regarding schedule changes to meet business needs.