Title: Production Planner
Hours: 7am -3:30pm
The Production Planner will generate, maintain and follow-up production schedules of the assigned area, based on
customer demand, shortages, lead time, capacity and other internal targets and considerations, ensuring the supply of components to the customer, whether internal or external, on quantity & on time. This is a key position of a High-Performance Work Team (HPWT) and will be leading actions and follow-up meetings with different departments to ensure
KPI’s are at target levels (Service. Quality, Safety, Inventory, Flex Productivity).
This function will:
• Analysis of capacity by area, line, machine and product based on demand.
• Generate work orders and release them to the shop floor according to production plan.
• Generate action plans and follow-up focused on achieving results (Close Actions)
• Planning and prioritizing operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay [Production plan must reach internal targets]
• Ensure demand management and forecasting for successful business model.
• Proactively co-lead HPWT to ensure internal targets are met.
• Propose improvements and create systems for an effective production plan.
• Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials constraints
• Work with operations on assignment of direct manpower and other staff to particular production operations.
• Work with operations on scheduling shifts according to production schedule needs and constraints.
• Monitor work orders to ensure they will be finished on time.
• Prepare and submit status and performance reports.
• Collaborate with production, tool room, purchasing, OPEX, quality control, warehouse and other staff in order to achieve the results.
• Work according Leader Standard Work (LSW)
• Ensure stock levels are kept within target.
• Ensure KPI’s are met for assigned area.
• Level production based on constraints and as needed in order to meet the customer´s expectations.
• Follow-up on quality, manpower and other issues proactively to meet production schedule targets.
• On a weekly basis each planner must re-schedule past due orders per capacity and constraints.
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or Marketing from an accredited institution
• Strong Leadership skills
• Computer skills
• Administrative skills
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Proactive
• Solid work ethics
• Microsoft Office
Preferred Qualifications:
• SAP-ERP Knowledge
• Effective communication
• Inventory Management Knowledge
• Bilingual Spanish-English
• APICS Certification
• MRP and planning parameters knowledge
• Demand and Capacity Planning experience
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** Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law
