Production Planner - Logistics-Planning Dept

Fuyao Glass America•Moraine, OH

149d

About The Position

The Production Planner arranges production plans according to each plant’s capacity, tracks and monitors production, coordinates delivery schedules for sales orders, and helps ensure shipments are made on time. The role also assists the department manager with routine work. It balances orders across factories, coordinates production and logistics, and adjusts plans or arranges outsourcing or production at other plants when needed to meet customer demand. The planner monitors production progress and inventory levels, supports effective operation of the production system, and works toward departmental KPIs. The role also includes understanding workplace environmental factors, hazards, and controls; following the integrated management system and relevant documented procedures; and classifying waste at the employee’s work post. Other duties may be assigned, and management may change or reassign duties and responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or above in Supply Chain or another related field.
Ability to read, understand, and comprehend documents such as safety rules and operating and maintenance instructions.
Ability to interpret instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to speak effectively and interact with team members, engineers, leadership, and customers.
Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables.
Knowledge of and familiarity with manufacturing software.
Familiarity with common office software, including Word and Excel.
Ability to use ERP systems; knowledge of PLM, barcode systems, and tracking modules.
Ability to release orders reasonably, supervise factory production schedules, access and analyze data, and follow position operating instructions.
Good communication and coordination skills and a teamwork-oriented approach.
Good health and ability to work for long periods with a computer and withstand high stress.
Work experience in a planning department is preferred.
Languages commonly used in the workplace are English and/or Mandarin.

Nice To Haves

Work experience in a planning department.

Responsibilities

Balance factory orders to support timely, coordinated delivery.
Control orders at each plant to support smooth logistics.
Adjust plans promptly and address production anomalies to meet customer delivery requirements.
Arrange outsourcing or production at other plants based on order status when needed to meet customer orders.
Improve the reasonableness of factory production schedules and support delivery performance.
Monitor production-system operation and track production delivery.
Maintain reasonable work-in-progress and finished-goods inventory levels to avoid overdue or sluggish inventory.
Help achieve departmental KPIs.
Complete and improve matters assigned by supervisors in a timely manner.
Understand environmental factors, hazards, and control methods.
Implement the integrated management system and applicable documented requirements.
Classify waste deposited at the employee’s work post.
Perform other duties as assigned; management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities.