Production Scheduler/Material Planner

Evident•State College, PA

32d•$68,000 - $92,000

About The Position

The production planner will be responsible for activities related to production planning, material availability, and lifecycle management. This individual will develop, implement, and maintain production planning and material management systems. This role will be a central piece of coordinating with the Demand, Purchasing, Engineering, and Manufacturing teams to ensure on time delivery of product. This individual is expected to prepare material requirement plans by using enterprise resource planning systems while looking for ways to continuously improve our systems and processes.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelors a plus
2- 5 years' experience in manufacturing environment
2-5 years' experience as planner or master production scheduler unctional Knowledge of ERP systems and MRP
Must be a highly organized self-managed individual who works well independently with minimum supervision and ability work fast paced environment
Ability to understand ECOs [Engineering Change Orders] Deviation Bills of materials and specification sheets
Attentiveness to detail
Computer Skills: All Microsoft Applications - Ability to work with technical data

Responsibilities

Manage and release the production plan, material availability, and prepare production work orders for manufacturing to complete customer orders according to demand and establish proper replenishment and stocking quantities.
Works with manufacturing to set a manufacturing priorities and holds them accountable to adhere to that schedule.
Drive system performance and optimization to balance supply and demand, and bring transparency of risks, supply constraints, and opportunities to support the S&OP process.
Help create and implement the S&OP forum as applicable.
Managing inventory levels and minimizing them while meeting delivery expectations for their respective product categories.
Coordinates with purchasing to manage the phase in and phase out of products to limit E&O exposure while ensuring a timely new product launch.
Coordinates discussion and communicates plans to Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Production Engineering, Quality, Commercial Operations, Purchasing, Finance, Product Management Service and Engineering on issues related to delivery, cost, and customer satisfaction as needed.
Responsible for updating customer delivery dates for their respective products and communicating with the Customer Service team about delays in deliveries.
Supports supply chain transformation initiatives while driving a continuous improvement culture.
Coordinates with purchasing to manage the phase in and phase out of products to limit E&O exposure while ensuring a timely new product launch.
Release and expedite work orders when necessary to meet customer delivery dates.
Key contributor to the Customer On Time Delivery Performance Metric.
Efficient and timely responses to Management on Commercial Operations order inquires.
Contribute to meeting NDT Key Performance Indicator for On-Time Delivery Interaction and working with other departments and employees within Evident.
Champion Lean activities and support 5S Kaizen and continuous improvement activities