What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Planner position at Guardian Industries?
Your Job
Guardian Glass is looking for a Production Planner to join our team in Carleton, MI!
The Production Planner role is a key driver of business success within our Guardian facilities. This role is an excellent opportunity to work within a team to support our customers and the needs of the business. The role will give many opportunities to work cross functionally with multiple departments and capabilities to expand overall business knowledge within the glass industry.
What You Will Do
- Develop executable schedules that optimize throughput of production lines to meet customer demand and operational plan
- Maintain appropriate levels of input and finished goods to meet customer demands and align with inventory targets
- Review Aged and Unallocated Inventory and recommend disposition
- Collaborate with Operations, Warehouse, Sales, and Customer Service to address issues and maintain high levels of customer service
- Report schedule adherence by operations
- Proactively escalate concerns with schedule execution to the Master Planning Leader
- Identify opportunities for improvement
- Drive planning and operational efficiency
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Experience in Production Scheduling, Production Leadership, Logistics/Supply Chain, or Data Management in a manufacturing/warehouse environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookup, and data modeling)
- Experience partnering with cross-functional teams
What Will Put You Ahead
- APICS certification
- ERP system knowledge and experience
- Experience in a glass facility
This role is not eligible for sponsorship.
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Hiring Philosophy
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Who We Are
As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You’ll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world’s most iconic projects.
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Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.