Production Planner

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

AA degree preferred but will consider demonstrated experience and transferrable skills. High School or equivalent a must.

Planner schedulers also must be able to work with databases, prepare reports and communicate with other employees, cross-functional teams and customers regarding solutions to potential problems and scheduling or production changes.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Excellent command of the English language and exceptional verbal/written communications skills required. Superb organizational skills; some knowledge of marketing and sales etiquette; some planning experience desired. MUST have data entry experience with ability to type minimum of 35 WPM; be systems savvy and highly proficient in Excel.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Production Planner is responsible for end-to-end order management and the overall planning of a superior customer experience. Planners are part of a large group, working together to determine and execute work schedules in a fast-paced, high pressure and very dynamic environment; diagnose problems and enlist the help of Quality Control where necessary; allow time for preventative maintenance and compliance with industrial safety procedures and regulations. Planner-schedulers consider each stage of the production process to increase efficiency and productivity. Production Planners are responsible to launch smooth and seamless build plans to Manufacturing floor; follow product through to packaging and distribution stage; coordinating with various departments within the company and externally during the build. The effective Planner is very responsive to regular, heavy email traffic.

JOB DUTIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

Monitoring of customer demand issues on a daily basis and interface with customer as needed to ensure satisfaction; report customer issues and satisfaction to management.

Ensure that customer purchase orders are correctly loaded into the ERP system, including revision levels, pricing, expediting and other special requirements; verify purchasing requirements are made in timely manner and release to floor.

Review and track internal status of customer product. Participate in internal production meetings for assigned product and communicate status changes to customer in a timely manner. Take action with correct internal teams to promptly resolve any customer issues.

Monitor supply chain issues to ensure top notch quality and timely delivery commitments are met.

Track customer metrics in regards to company performance and participate in continuous improvement activitis directly related to said metrics.

REASONING ABILITY: Must be able to follow standard procedures, reason out problems and conduct independent research to find solutions. Must be able to follow sequence in logical manner. Must be able to communicate customer requirements to internal personnel in various departments.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: There may be prolonged viewing of computer monitor and prolonged use of fingers/hands for keyboard. There is prolonged sitting, some standing and or walking. There is some reaching, bending and carrying up to 20 lbs. There is frequent contact with other departments and customers.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:
COVID-19 PROTOCOLS

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Newark, CA 94560: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• Manufacturing: 1 year (Preferred)
• planning: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location