Planner

Job Description:

The Production Planner creates, analyzes, and consolidates data, such as work orders, product specifications, engineering drawings, parts and materials inventory lists, and machine and worker production rates/capacities, to establish efficient allocation and scheduling of parts, materials, labor, machines, and sequences of operations workflow to achieve maximum run time, efficiencies and inventory accuracy.

Responsibilities

•  Establish production schedules to meet customer expectations while maintaining a consistent production environment

• Prepare and consolidate job documentation and instructions for shop floor activities.

• Analyze, plan, and manage production schedules based on capacities of equipment, material, machine and labor.

• Analyze current, backlog job orders, and accordingly develop/adjust production plan and schedules.

• Develop and negotiate lead times with commercial and operation teams based on customer requirement and material, labor and machine capacities. Elevate any issues to master planning for regional resolution.

• Monitor the execution of work orders, engineering drawings, and material flow to meet establish production schedules

• Review production plan, and inventory levels to identify risks and communicate required long-range capacity changes required to the Plant Manager and Master Planner.

• Plan inventory management to avoid any shortages and excesses.

• Review, change, and communicate required schedule changes to purchasing, operations, and commercial teams

• Develop and document process improvements for inventory, manufacturing and production control systems to meet business objectives.

• Investigate production control problems, analyze root causes, and derive solutions.

• Develop positive relationship with operation and commercial staffing to meet customer demand and productivity goals.

• Work with materials, manufacturing and purchasing departments in identifying and resolving production planning problems. 

Requirements

• Ability to handle multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced environment

• 3+ years of planning experience in a manufacturing environment

• Ability to interact with all levels within the organizations, both internal and external

• Ability to maintain accurate records

• Ability to maintain excellent written and oral communication skills

• Ability to work in manufacturing shop floor environment

• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and Power Point

• Minimum Education Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Business or comparable work experience

Company Benefits:

• 2 Medical Plan Options - Base HSA (High Deductible) and Buy-Up

Medical Plans

• Prescription (Rx) Insurance

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• 2 Dental Plan Options - Base Dental and Buy-Up Dental Plans

• Vision Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA’s)

• Health Care FSA

• Dependent Care FSA

• Company Paid Base Life Insurance

• Company Paid Accident, Death & Dismemberment Insurance

• Company Paid Business Travel Accident Insurance

• Company Paid Disability Insurance

▪ Short-Term Disability (STD) and Base Long-Term Disability (LTD)

Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Voluntary Hospital, Accident & Critical Illness (Cancer) Insurance

• 401(K) Retirement Plan with 50% Company Match

• Voluntary Pet Insurance

• Vacation and Personal/Sick Time

• Paid Grandparent Leave

• Paid Bonding Leave

• Adoption Assistance

• Education Assistance (Tuition Reimbursement)

About Wastequip

Wastequip got its start in 1989 with containers and compactors. But, today, we have evolved into so much more than just a manufacturer of high-quality steel containers and compactors. We are the waste industry’s only All-in-One solutions provider – from carts and containers to collect waste to hoists and trash trucks to move the waste to parts, service and technology to keep your operation running smoothly.

While we’re proud to be North America’s leading manufacturer of waste handling equipment, we are equally proud to be a driving force for enhanced sustainability across the waste industry. We are consistently striving to improve our own operations while making it easier for our customers to do the right thing – building a brighter future for all.