Production Planning Assistant

Job Responsibilities
Generating Work Orders for Production Floor using MS Great Plains, Crystal Reports & MS Office.
Provide daily status of production schedule and shipping report to Production Manager and Planner.
Act as Production liaison with Quality Department to prioritize work flow.
Elevate manufacturing issues to appropriate department.
Oversee stock room, raw & semi-raw materials inventory levels.
Distribute stock room materials to manufacturing.
Kit materials for jobs as needed.
Maintain raw material logs with lot numbers and expiration dates. Attach MSDS labels as required.
Assist data entry to input labor and inventory transactions from work orders as needed.
Maintain time-off calendar for production personnel.
Assist the bagging and shipping department as needed.
Other duties as directed by management.
Required Qualifications/ Experience:
Computer literate and proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
Capable of maintaining excel databases & spreadsheets.
Highly organized with the ability to multitask with minimal supervision
English is required.
Good hand to eye coordination for handling small parts.
Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
Ability to follow both written and verbal work instructions.
Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
High School Diploma or GED.
Beneficial Experience:
Knowledge of Great Plains (Microsoft Dynamics) is a plus.
2 years experience in an office, manufacturing or customer service environment.
Associates degree in relevant field.