Senior Planner

FM Industries • Tempe, AZ

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About The Position

Responsibilities include production planning, material expediting, shop floor scheduling, and labor/capacity planning. The Senior Production Planner will not only participate but take a lead role in continuous improvement activities of diverse scope and complexity to improve the efficiency of manufacturing systems and processes. Monitor production work order progress and identify possible problem areas in time to take corrective action.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing or Operational Management
• 5-7 years of experience in manufacturing environment
• Ability to work on a variety of problems of diverse scope and complexity where analysis and evaluation of various outcomes require tradeoffs and negotiation
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication skills; a strong team player
• Excellent manufacturing ERP systems knowledge coupled with general PC skills mainly MS Office; MS Project experience a plus
• Knowledge of manufacturing (both discrete and continuous) principles and operations

Nice To Haves

• APICS / Lean / Six Sigma certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, coordinate and approve release of production orders to manufacturing based on material and capacity availability
• Provide input to management; reschedule and/or interface with customer program management, master scheduling, customers and operations to reschedule production in the event of design changes, labor and material shortages, backlogs and other potential schedule interruptions
• Utilize ERP software and supporting worksheets that support production planning, capacity planning, and operational management
• Develop, select and/or customize continuous improvement methods to effectively implement lean manufacturing for varied production and business processes
• Analyze customer demand information, forecasts, orders, machine, labor and material availability and develop a flexible yet efficient master schedule
• If needed expedite equipment and materials to ensure customer deliveries are in accordance with schedule
• Interface with the Engineering team to receive technical support during manufacturing and delivery of product
• Comply with applicable environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, Company policy and accepted safe work practices

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• PTO Program
• Nine (9) Paid Holidays!!
• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Coverage AT NO COST TO EMPLOYEE!!
• Tuition Assistance
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible Spending Plans
• Health Spending Plans
• Comprehensive Online Learning Center - houses thousands of training resources available to learn at your own pace!!
• 401(k) Retirement Savings - with a generous company 30% match! (100% vested after six years)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior