Planner
ETC
- Middleton, WI
- Permanent
- Full-time
- MRP/Schedule orders based on customer needs, availability of parts and a defined stocking level or build plan
o Create and reschedule production orders as required
o Create and maintain build plans for production as needed
o Set up Sub-contracting Orders when applicable
o Set up Purchase Orders when applicable
o Monitor production orders for correct receipts and issues daily
o Communicate with Systems Group, Customer Service, and Project Managers for schedule of customer orders to ensure customer demands are met
o Ensures shortages are communicated and are being expedited if needed. Affected production rescheduled accordingly. Will escalate unresolved issues to management
o Meets with Team Leads and Manufacturing Managers to analyze labor issues within the department
- Follow the release process for “make to order” units
o Review drawings and sales orders or intercompany PO's
o Print customer labels for the product
o Update Production order Bills of Materials (BOM) adjusting when necessary
o Review costing and maintain cost rolls as needed.
- Maintain manufacturing routings
o Assign components to the correct operations based on their bin location
o Set up and maintain Phantom parts as needed
- Work with QA on defects and timely replacements
- Review engineering change orders that relate to your product. Identifying any obsolete or stranded materials, requests cost re-rolls as needed
- Work with the Master Production Scheduler when phase in/phase outs are used in the BOM's
- Evaluate Safety Stock levels quarterly
- Evaluate Maximum Stock Level reports and cuts orders to ensure we are at the correct levels
- Is an active member prior to, during and after a cycle count within their respective departments
- Assist the New Product Planner in the creation or routings and release of new products
- Update and maintain work center information and schedules
- Review and correct work order variances
- Analyze cost roll information in preparation for the annual year end roll
- MRP/MPS
o Analyze and update existing forecasts not to exceed 4-6 weeks
o Weekly maintenance of MRP/MPS by reviewing workload and orders
- Assigned to special projects and requests
- Other duties as assigned
- High school diploma or GED and 2 years' experience in a manufacturing environment which must include 1 year of processing inventory transactions and/or production orders or
- High school diploma or GED and 2 years' experience in customer service dealing with inventory issues or
- Associates degree in a related field
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to interpret assembly drawings and prints
- Strong attention to detail and demonstrated organizational skills
- Proactive, assertive and self-motivated
- Strong problem solving and creative thinking skills
- Ability to work independently and as a team player
- Strives to deliver ETC products and services at the highest level
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office - able to create basic spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel