What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Planner position at MacLean Power Systems?
Job Summary
Determines the resources necessary to ensure an uninterrupted supply to support production and sales.
Job Duties
Determines the resources necessary to ensure an uninterrupted supply to support production and sales.
Job Duties
- Ensure that materials are cost-effective
- Assist in determining and ensuring the quality of materials
- Monitor inventory levels and coordinate with purchasing to maintain adequate levels of parts and raw materials to manufacture the product
- Work to resolve materials issues while achieving and maintaining inventory business metrics
- Find new suppliers when needed
- May be responsible for working from blueprints to determine the specifications for the parts needed to produce the product
- Complete all necessary documents fully and accurately
- Adhere to 5S standards (e.g., maintain cleanliness of work area, etc.)
- Follow all Safety, Environmental and Quality policies and procedures
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Perform work under general supervision
- Handle moderately complex issues and problems and refer more complex issues to higher-level staff
- Possess solid working knowledge of subject matter
- Typically require a bachelor's degree and 2 to 4 years of experience
- Intermediate verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Problem-solving skills
- Computer skills
- Planning skills
