Senior Production Planner

Dover Corporation•Houston, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Dover Precision Components (DPC) is seeking a Senior Production Planner for its Bearings Plus brand at its South Houston/Pearland facility. This role is crucial within the repair/machining organization, offering competitive pay and benefits as part of the stable Dover Corporation. The Senior Production Planner will be responsible for providing production forecasting, coordination, and planning based on customer demand, working collaboratively across departments to ensure efficient operations and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

Minimum Associate’s degree required in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business or related area.
4+ years’ experience in production scheduling in machine shops and/or manufacturing environments.
Strong experience in Rough Cut Capacity Planning, Capacity Management, and execution to Master Production Schedule.
Direct experience procuring products and components and maintaining supplier relationships.
Proven ability to develop collaborative relationships and influence up, down, and across organizational lines.
Demonstrated mechanical aptitude to learn the technical nature of Bearings Plus.
Excellent analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills; ability to make timely, effective, fact-based decisions; impeccable judgment and character.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite; be a strong user of Excel for managing production planning.
Experience planning in a fast-paced environment.
Strong sense of urgency.
Flexible adjusting to continually changing demands and ability to adjust production plan to meet the demands.
Ability to work closely with the buyer to ensure product lead times are met.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Syteline ERP experience is a plus.
APICS/MAPICS is a plus.
Bearing industry experience is a plus.
Experience in a machining environment (knowledge of mills and CNC Machines) highly desired.

Responsibilities

Manage the overall Rough Cut Capacity Planning & Capacity Management process.
Ensure successful execution of the Master Production Schedule.
Work with Operations to align labor, material, and machinery to customer demand while optimizing asset utilization.
Review sales order information and schedule manufacture/repair orders in accordance with due dates.
Execute routers and release them to the floor with necessary prints.
Prepare schedules to accommodate the availability of personnel, equipment, and materials.
Release materials needed on orders from the stockroom or staging areas.
Set and maintain ERP settings in Syteline, Safety Stock sizing parameters, and ordering policies in line with guidelines to ensure capacity & material flow is optimized.
Improve customer metrics while optimizing inventory levels and demand fluctuations throughout the supply chain.
Provide objective, fact-based analysis on capacity & material supply constraints and overall inventory performance.
Drive increased inventory turns, reduced cycle times, and improved Customer OTD by developing, implementing, and managing pull-based capacity planning & material replenishment processes.
Interface with various organization groups to determine the product forecast and provide feedback on delivery capabilities during the initial quoting phase.
Develop and present plan reports and performance, explain variances, and outline methods of improvement.
Provide information to customer service regarding order status.
Schedule and plan quick job cycles while having the capability of absorbing emergency repair work into the production schedule with minimal effects on overall delivery projections.
Keep abreast of order flow throughout the shop and adjust schedules and routings as required to meet delivery schedules.
Confer with and advise sales of order delays.
Quote lead times and run quote estimates for customer orders.
Work closely with floor personnel on material issues and changing schedules to reduce set-up times.
Maintain daily labor reporting, including keying in labor tickets.
Review weekly labor hours and communicate with the accounting office.
Reconcile time variations or missing information, including conferring with the Production Manager and production personnel.
Compile, prepare, and issue or distribute various reports regarding labor hours, items shipped, etc.