Job Overview:
The Production Planner and Expeditor will coordinate, communicate, and expedite the flow of products and materials to and from material suppliers, through internal fabrication, to meet scheduled ship delivery requirements and maintain company’s “On Time Delivery” goals.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assist in creating, monitoring, and analyzing production schedules.
- Assist in scheduling production areas based on monthly demand and departmental activities relating to material, employee, and equipment availability.
- Monitor production process, workflow, and schedules to ensure on-time delivery to subsequent production areas.
- Assist in resolving production, manpower, and material shortage problems quickly in an order of priority.
- Coordinate with production and purchasing to stock adequate materials to avoid shortages.
- Assist in generating daily/ weekly production reports to managers.
- Ensure WIP is flowing thru manufacturing per the planning schedule
- Ability to prioritize by generating production starts, making lot-size adjustments, addressing material shortages, changing work orders, etc., to meet delivery requirements and Key Performance Indicators (OTD-KPIs.)
- Review material-flow in-process schedules and completion status updates.
- Coordinate material needs with stock room and purchasing.
- Investigate kit vs BOM discrepancies.
- Confirm material supply/demand for the monthly plan.
- Review material requirements within BOMS for production assemblies.
- Ability to interface with all levels of production in resolving problems concerning shipments, shortages, engineering changes and traceability.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Skills:
Minimum Education and/or Experience required:
Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or business administration and 2 + years of experience in manufacturing operations field. To perform this an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job.
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or Business Administration, plus a minimum of 2 years experience in manufacturing planning operations field; or equivalent combination of education & experience.
- Proficient computer skills and knowledge of MS Suite and Microsoft Office/Excel.
- Experience with ERP systems (such as Oracle).
- Must be able to read, comprehend, write, and speak in English. Ability to read, comprehend, and follow work instructions and lot paperwork.
- Capability to perform mathematical tasks such as adding, subtracting, multiplication, division is required.
- Ability to multitask and work in a team environment as well as work independently.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Job flexibility: this position requires you to be flexible for overtime and/or weekend work as required; or the flexibility to work a different schedule when needed as directed by Management.
- All applicants must be eligible to work in the US without restriction to ITAR documentation and materials.
- Must be a US citizen, legal permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
Physical Requirements:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk and talk and hear, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
- Some stooping and bending; occasional pushing, pulling, climbing, and reaching (upper body mobility and arm rotation).
- Frequent lifting of lightweight materials and occasional lifting of average weight materials of up to 15 lbs at times.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
- Individual must be comfortable sitting for long periods of time.
- Prolonged periods standing and walking throughout the facility.
- Repetitive motion (mousing and keyboarding).
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- None
Pay Range
$75,000 - $85,000
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or Business Administration (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
- Minimum of 2 years experience in manufacturing planning/operations
- Proficient computer skills and knowledge of MS Suite and Microsoft Office/Excel
- Experience with ERP systems (such as Oracle)
- Able to read, comprehend, write, and speak English
- Basic mathematical capability (add, subtract, multiply, divide)
- Ability to multitask, work in a team environment, and work independently
- Excellent communication skills
- Flexibility to work overtime, weekends, or alternate schedules as directed
- Eligibility to work in the US without restriction for ITAR documentation/materials
- Must be a US citizen, legal permanent resident, refugee, or asylee
What We Do
Knowles Corporation is a global leader and provider of advanced audio and precision device solutions. The company specializes in high-performance capacitors, RF and microwave filters, and micro-acoustic components, such as microphones and balanced armature speakers. It serves a wide range of demanding end markets, including consumer electronics, hearing health, medical technology, defense, aerospace, and industrial electrification.
