Production Planner

Essential Duties:

• Generate and maintain accurate production schedules for production areas.
• Report on shop floor activities and performance to schedule
• Coordinate emergency orders through the production areas.
• Maintain shop order accuracy.  Work with the component shop to close shop orders in a timely manner and to ensure the accuracy of the data on the order.
• Work with production and planning teams to resolve scheduling and performance issues.
• With consideration to internal capacity, load, and capabilities, outsource components to approved suppliers.
• Effectively communicate changes in schedules.
• Comply with and assist in the enforcement of all company safety policies.

Education and Experience:

• HS Diploma/GED (College Degree preferred)
• Minimum 3-5 years of production planning experience with ERP/MRP systems and a strong understanding of shop floor control activities
• Willing to aggressively pursue APICS CPIM Certification

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent Organizational Skills
• Computer Literate- proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel
• Strong interpersonal communication skills- written & verbal.
• Ability to work with little supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Professional appearance and behavior
• Team player a must.