Production Planner – 1st Shift

About the Opportunity:
• Job Title: Production Planner
• Pay Rate Range: $49,000.00-$69,000.00/salary
• Location: Maple Lake, MN
• Schedule: 1st Shift Monday-Friday 7AM-4PM
• Position Type: Direct Hire

Requirements and Qualifications:
• Associate Degree in Business Management or Supply Chain required.
• 3+ years of manufacturing production scheduling experience or combination of education and work experience.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Outlook etc.), Google Spreadsheets, and other similar software.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills required.
• Ability to interact effectively with internal and external customers.
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• The Production Planner’s role is to create and maintain an efficient production schedule to ensure on-time delivery to valued customers; internally and externally.
• Work alongside the Master Scheduler partnering with Production Supervisors to develop strategies to ensure the production and supply of finished goods achieve on-time shipments.
• They will review year over year metrics to better plan for the next year, manage inventory levels per a forecasting and min model, and maintain integrity of parts and bill of materials in the system.
• The Production Planner plays a big part in the daily operations and will work closely with key internal partners including Sales, Customer Service, and Purchasing, Shipping and Receiving.
• Monitor the flow of products through the complete production cycle.
• Provide timely planning, scheduling, and inventory levels for assigned brand to achieve both internal financial goals and customer delivery dates.
• Process production reporting entries to update inventory levels in MRP system.
• Develop run strategies that increase throughput while controlling inventory levels.
• Facilitate communication and action plans to resolve supply constraints and/or bottlenecks; assists in creating corrective action plans.
Collaborate and partner with internal departments to optimize scheduling. Departments include:
• Customer Service and Sales – communicate critical gaps and delivery constraints.
• Communicate which orders are fulfilled and can ship.
• Manufacturing Operations - learn and understand the rotational molding process to determine which products can run together to set up an efficient schedule.
• Warehouse team - develop attainable schedules and issue work orders to meet production needs.
• Shipping – Communicate with orders are fulfilled and schedule the shipment on the shipping calendar.
• Purchasing - ensure timely delivery of raw goods and components to allow enough time to produce products and ship to meet on-time delivery goals.
• Use IQMS system to schedule whenever possible. If IQMS is not available, create Google/Excel spreadsheets to show live production schedule, plan, and estimated completion dates.
• During busy time, oversee a set of specific part numbers for a brand using Excel.
• Other duties as assigned.

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Benefits:
*Medical
*Dental
*Vision
*Short Term Disability
*Long Term Disability

AAP/EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Award Staffing Inc. is a Drug-Free Workplace/EEO Employer.