Production Planning Specialist
About The Position
Since 1954, Olympic Steel has been focused on safe, profitable, and sustainable growth through the direct sale of a wide range of processed metal products and several metal-intensive branded products. Guided by our Core Values, we put safety first – always, and we believe in cultivating an inclusive workplace where employee belonging, and empowerment are foundational to everything we do. Olympic Steel offers employees the best of both worlds: the culture and community of a closely connected team with the resources, opportunity and stability of a large, growing organization. Learn more about Olympic Steel at iamolympicsteel.com.
Requirements
- Associate’s Degree or related experience
- Skilled at organizing and multitasking
- Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally
Responsibilities
- Decides what steel to use for specific jobs and distributes factory orders to individual work areas/machines
- Monitors incoming orders and incorporates into production schedule
- Develops and implements production schedules to help achieve company-wide sales/performance goals
- Distribute productions orders to individual work areas/machines
- Assigns or re-assigns material to orders as necessary
- Works with sales on managing high-volume accounts and repeating orders
- Assists in designing the layout of the plant or layouts of materials in the plant to achieve maximum efficiency
- Applies coils to sales orders according to strategies set by Management; using material reserved for specific customers if available
- Applies sheets, strip mill plates, and plates to orders per strategy set by Management
- Match orders to appropriate suppliers/ outside processors based on requirements
- Assists in coordination of incoming material and sets up and completes inventory runs daily
- Answers questions for inside sales, inventory, and machine operators as needed
- Writes process orders for shearing and slit coils
- Assists Foreman or Maintenance Manager in scheduling time for maintenance of machines
- Other duties as assigned by management.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Paid holidays and vacation
- 401(k) with employer match
- Tuition reimbursement & Employee Discount Programs
- Referral program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
