Production Planner

Penn Machine • Aston Township, PA

6d

About The Position

The Production Planner plans, prepares and coordinates attainable production schedules for procurement and manufacturing of the company's products. The role operates under direction where definite objectives are established, using knowledge of inventory control practices, product information and company production capabilities to maintain inventories of raw materials and finished goods.

Requirements

• Knowledge of spreadsheet software
• Knowledge of the company's planning, inventory and procurement software
• 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 customers or employees of organization
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems
• Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.)
• Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables

Responsibilities

• Maintain inventories of raw materials and finished goods
• Prepare information for rush orders
• Complete various reports to monitor items currently being produced
• Plan bar, forgings, stock item and family runs at least cost to meet demand
• Complete daily edits and discrepancy reports
• Confer with plant manager and scheduler to determine status of assigned projects
• Prepare manufacturing work orders and other shop authorization documents
• Make routing changes and reprint packets as appropriate
• Expedite operations that delay schedules and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions
• Prepare or maintain status reports
• Coordinate with Sales Dept. to ascertain changing market demands and trends
• Prepare requisitions to order and obtain materials and finished goods for resale
• Review finished goods inventory for make or buy decisions
• Operate computers, calculator and usual office equipment
• Observe all company policies and regulations including safety, housekeeping and quality of work
• Utilize total quality concepts, tools and techniques to support continuous quality improvement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed