Production Planner (PRP24074)

Job # PRP24074

Job Title Production Planner

Office Location Katy, TX

Business Function/Department Power Electronics Systems/ Production Planning

Sales Territory, if applicable N/A

General Role Description

Plan and schedule short- and long-term manufacturing processes for large industrial power electronics equipment   

Role Accountabilities

-   Plan production tasks and schedules according to client orders

-   Plan and coordinate production activities to improve runtime, in collaboration with production management

-   Develop and review production plans with managers for approval

-   Adjust assembly build plans to ensure production goals are achieved

-   Report material availability data and conditions affecting production continuity to production team as needed

-   Review material shortage data and coordinate with the warehouse and purchasing to resolve

-   Produce shortage reports and collaborate with Procurement and Warehouse to ensure parts are available to meet production demands

-   Review capacity demands and provide feedback to the Production Planning Manager and production management to ensure timely deliveries, collaborating to resolve and/or escalate issues as needed

-   Monitor inventory levels to meet planned inventory goals

-   Develop and issue materials and parts requisitions

-   Release manufacturing work orders to the warehouse for marshalling

-   Update scheduling spreadsheets and production charts

-   Utilize ERP system to generate assembly work orders

General Employee Accountabilities

-    Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager

-    Give manager best advice

-    Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified

-    Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager

-    Exemplify Company Core Values:  Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment

-    Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws

-    Recommend viable improvements proactively

-    Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

-   HSD or equivalent

-   5 years of production planning experience in an assembly production environment

-   Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

-   Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts

-   Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills

-   Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility

-   Proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Excel, Word, Outlook, and an ERP system

-   Availability to travel, approximately 10%, sometimes with limited notice

Preferred Qualifications

-   Proficiency in Oracle

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