Job Description
The production planner's responsibilities include monitoring inventory levels, regularly providing production status updates to management, and facilitating the timely delivery of products to customers.
To be successful as a production planner, you should be knowledgeable of material requirements planning and able to manage production deadlines. Ultimately, an exceptional production planner should demonstrate excellent time management, organizational, and problem-solving skills to ensure that production operations run smoothly.
Responsibilities
- Schedule and coordinate the flow of materials between production stages in producing Ichor products for specific planner groups
- Reviews production schedules to anticipate required materials, equipment and supplies
- Manage WIP variances at the work order level and work with manufacturing production and stores to ensure timely and accurate material management
- Promptly addressing and resolving production issues to minimize delays in production.
- Manage change activity to WIP jobs at the work order level
- Provide input to management and coordinate between departments
- Effecting changes to production schedules to ensure that production deadlines are met.
- Compiling status and performance reports and submitting them to management in a timely manner.
- Coordinating production operations in accordance with material, labor, and equipment availability.
- Work independently with moderate supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business management, or related field is preferred.
- Minimum 2 years of proven experience working as a production planner.
- Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications.
- Sound knowledge of material requirements planning (MRP) and related software.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Effective communication skills.
