Master Planner

Job Description

Job Description

Essential Job Functions – Responsibilities

• Work with Sales and Customer Service teams to develop a multi-month, linear production plan
• Interface with Sales, Customer Service, Purchasing and Operations Manager and other functional areas as required
• Assign ship dates to Sales Orders based on capacity and lead time of items being ordered
• Create work, manage and prioritize work orders in ERP system to level load production schedule and support customer requirements
• Communicate any delivery problems and coordinate schedule changes with Operations Manager
• Participate and contribute towards process improvement initiatives and goals

• Follow all company safety policies and procedures
• Ability to multi-task, respond to change quickly and handle other duties as required
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment
• Coordinate replenishment of off the shelf items
• Perform prep work for SIOP meetings with Sales, Operations and Purchasing
• Review SIOP inputs (sales forecast, historical based forecast, existing supply and demand)
• Recommend production schedule and forecast changes in SIOP meetings

Leadership

• Support supervisor in defining and implementing policies, procedures and processes
• Work with supervisor to provide training and leadership to lower level Planners
• Serve as primary back up in absence of supervisor

Education – Experience – Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Three years planning experience in manufacturing environment
• Three - Six years experience with MRP/ERP
• APICS training advantageous
• Excellent PC skills
• Strong working knowledge of production scheduling practices
• Maintain familiarity with company product line
• Ability to handle frequent interruptions and shifting priorities
• Ability to work independently and employ effective time management skills
• Strong emphasis on accuracy, attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to read and comprehend manuals, work instructions and MSDS sheets common to a manufacturing/production environment.
• Strong communication skills; written, oral and inter-personal

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

Good level of fitness is required. This position requires frequent standing, walking, stooping, and kneeling. There is often lifting and carrying of materials up to 50 pounds. Average vision and hearing is sufficient.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

The environmental conditions of this job include; working near moving mechanical parts, caustic chemicals, fumes or airborne particles, and moderate noise levels.