Production Planner - The Panther Group
Franklin, MA 02038
About the Job
The Panther Group is a national staffing firm specializing in a diverse range of sectors, including accounting, legal and finance, engineering, administrative support, call center operations, life sciences, and information technology. With a commitment to building strong relationships and understanding the career goals and job requirements of both candidates and employers, we pride ourselves on delivering tailored staffing solutions that align with the unique needs of our clients. Our team of experienced recruiters leverages their expertise and industry knowledge to provide effective workforce solutions, ensuring a seamless recruitment process. At Panther, we focus on collaboration and a holistic approach to staffing, setting us apart in the industry.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Compile and maintain master production schedule for all manufacturing cells in the specific business line.
- Determine delivery confirmation dates for individual work orders using but not limited to, customer request date, material availability, labor capacity, quoted lead time, document availability, and other influencing factors
- Release work orders to factory in a timely manner such as to achieve committed delivery dates base the customers production schedule and prioritization matrix
- Monitor stock levels of subassemblies and release work orders to maintain committed stock levels along with raw materials
- Track material availability against released work orders and compile material shortage reports communicate these shortages to the supply chain team to affect accurate and achievable delivery confirmations closely paired with the customers production schedule
- Process Cost quoting utilizing quoting tool and Entering new assemblies into the ERP
- Work with Supply Chain and engineering to create and update revisions on new parts
- Release new Work orders based off customer BOMs and assemblies
- Transacting ECOs to the active WOs, both customer supplied ECOS and ECOs from production (Daily)
- Work closely with the production team lead to ensure the WOs are being picked from the warehouse and coordinating priorities with the warehouse team lead
- Communicate with cell leaders to determine status of assigned projects, and provide updated confirmation dates and priorities to the production manager and the PM
- Work with PM and Production leads to drive key metrics and capacity reporting
- Work with warehousing ensure cancelled, and stranded material are restocked
- Support and drive process improvements
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelors degree in an analytical field preferred
- Prefer professional certifications such as:
- American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)
- Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)
- 5 years minimum experience as a production planner
- Able to lift and carry 50-pound packages
- Combination of office and light manufacturing environment
Source : The Panther Group