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Tranter lists this Production Planner opportunity in houston, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Production PlannerDevelop and implement production plans according to sales orders to maximize the use of the organization's resources (material, capacity etc), ensure timely delivery and improve continuously. Under general supervision Production Planner work focuses on scheduling production, processing, assembly, and packaging activities.Accountabilities:Develop and manage production schedules to meet customer delivery requirements while optimizing capacity and resources.Support Lean Enterprise and continuous improvement initiatives, tracking key metrics such as on-time delivery, schedule attainment, and inventory accuracy.Collaborate with cross-functional teams and ensure compliance with Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) policies to drive operational excellence.Principle Duties and Responsibilities:Optimize Schedule to ensure orders meet expected delivery date. Coordinate with Supply Chain.Keep Sales and Customer Service updated on orders.Ensure correct data in ERP system.Manufacturing/Service Production Scheduling work focuses on scheduling production, processing, assembly, and packaging activities including:Selecting and sequencing available resources and required processing to individual work centers or linesImplementing scheduling changes due to backlogs, design changes, machine downtime or material/labor shortagesResponsible for reviewing the sales orders, ensuring the availability of materials for manufacturing/service to commence production, and coordinating production schedules.Develop and implement production plans to maximize the use of the organization's resources and meet established production specifications and schedules; volume, cost, and wastage targets; and quality standards.Use engineering plans, contracts, and production specifications to produce schedules and production plans and estimate the human resources, tools, and equipment needed to manufacture products.Monitor production/service activity and analyze production data so that the flow of materials is timed to meet production requirements.Prepare work orders for production/service or purchase requests based on production/service schedules.Evaluate production/service specifications and plant capacity data to determine manufacturing processes and calculate machine and operator loads.Other duties as assigned.Requirements:1-4 Years of experience in Materials Planning, Scheduling or Supply Chain in a manufacturing environment.Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Materials Management or Supply Chain Management preferred.Experience utilizing MRP systemsCPIM Certification a plusExperience in a lean and/or six sigma environment preferredProficient in Microsoft Office Suite
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houston, TX, 77001, US
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