Production Planner

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Production Scheduling

The position is primarily responsible for planning and preparation of production schedules and ensures that products are made efficiently and timely to meet shipment requirements and production forecast. The Production Planner checks for planning errors and recommends corrective action and develops new programs to improve the production control systems.

Material and Inventory Management

Manages inventory of raw materials and finished products. Ability to determine requirements for the supply of raw materials and ensures proper planning for raw material mix to maximize production output and minimize work-in-process inventory. Properly allocates work-in-process into different product lines to serve commitments and build inventories for sales forecast.

Product and Process Information

Coordinates with production and engineering groups on priorities for process identification. Monitors prod...