Senior Planner

Job Summary: The Senior Production Planner coordinates and expedites the flow work orders through IEA manufacturing work centers.  The Planner receives specific work assignments, plans and prepares tactical (short-term) production schedules, and resolves most problems independently or in consultation with Production, Engineering, Purchasing and/or Quality personnel.  The Planner is directly responsible for ensuring that all raw materials and components necessary for product assembly and/or fabrication are available at the appropriate time to guarantee uninterrupted and efficient processing of the production schedule.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following with other duties assigned as necessary:

• Develop and maintain production schedule through ERP
• Provide daily priority and expedite reports to work center leads
• Coordination of labor resources to maintain work center on-time, utilization, and efficiency metrics
• Creation and maintenance of safety stock levels of inventory based on demand, cost, and lead times
• Proactive communication with procurement and materials department to ensure uninterrupted supply of raw materials
• Generate lead time estimations for service and parts orders
• Daily interactions with warehouse staff to organize release and picking of work orders
• Collaboration with engineering department to resolve BOM and/or routing discrepancies
• Maintenance of ERP planning and item parameters to maximize accuracy and efficiency of manufactured and purchased inventory
• Receive, interpret, and execute Engineering Change Notices to existing inventory and WIP
• Attend daily production meetings and provide department schedule updates
• Provide various levels of production support
• Printing and distribution of work orders and drawings to production floor
• Facilitate and maintain Outside Processing requirements
• Ensures that all work is performed in accordance with and adheres to IEA’s ISO and Quality standards.

Physical Demands:

• Maximum lifting requirement (pounds):  10 (seldom).
• Maximum moving requirement (pounds):  25 (seldom).
• Maintaining physical condition necessary for the following:  Frequent standing, walking, or sitting; infrequent kneeling, crouching, stooping, squatting, twisting upper body, or climbing.
• Working at heights off the ground up to:  Not applicable.
• Vision requirements:  Close, distance, and peripheral vision; depth perception.

Work Environment:

• Work location(s):  Office; metal fabrication/assembly shop.
• Exposure to:  Fumes, airborne particles, wet/humid (non-weather) conditions, toxic/caustic chemicals, moving mechanical parts/equipment, inclement weather conditions.
• Personal protective equipment requirement:  Safety glasses when in shop areas.

Position Requirements:

• Key skills, abilities and knowledge: 
  • Must have highly developed organizational skills including the ability to prioritize, handle multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines
  • Strong verbal, written, analytical, and persuasive skills and the ability to interact effectively with all levels of associates and management
  • Ability to build and maintain positive employee relationships (in person/phone/e-mail).
  • Working knowledge of manufacturing scheduling and related computer software and systems.
  • Working knowledge of manufacturing processes and systems associated with raw material fabrication, machining, and final assembly.
  • Ability to read, understand and interpret material specifications, purchasing and production documents, shop drawings and blueprints.
  • Knowledge of occupational hazards and the ability to follow safe work practices.
• Experience: Minimum 8 years background in manufacturing required and 3-5 years' experience in scheduling/planning or supply chain management strongly preferred. 
• Educational: Associate degree in manufacturing or related technical area is highly desirable.

IEA is an equal employment opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons, without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, and/or expression, or other status protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments to accommodate health condition or disability, please let us know. Your journey with us matters.