Production Planner
EControls is a global provider of innovative, state-of-the-art integrated controls solutions for internal combustion engines and electric drive systems in the off-highway, on-highway, and stationary equipment markets. EControls designs world-class, full-authority engine management systems for major OEMs around the world. Our global engine development labs and engineering staff offer full-range support, from design guidance for base engine conversion to hardware, software, and engine calibration to meet each application's specific requirements.We are passionate about customer satisfaction and service.
We fearlessly engage in any effort that will eliminate our customers’ risk and clear a path to their success. We immerse ourselves in our customers’ world, reveal unknowns and deliver integrated solutions.We are looking for a hard-working and driven Production Planner to join our growing manufacturing team.
Responsibilities
- Collaborates with manufacturing and sales to develop a schedule to best serve customer needs.
- Generate manufacturing work orders using JD Edwards E1 platform to drive material and production scheduling.
- Integrates sales orders with the Master Schedule; coordinates the availability of materials, supplies, equipment, and staff as needed to meet delivery dates.
- Notifies warehouse team of open orders and past due for completion within the scheduling system.
- Revises as needed and alerts appropriate staff of schedule changes and delays.
- Updates appropriate staff of any ability to move items up in the schedule as material availability and capacity changes.
- Provide a 3-month outlook for demand.
- Create a forecast to provide PTSL Risk to the business.
- Collaborate with the team to develop strategic planning to optimize capacity and mitigate risk in the schedule.
- Ability to be flexible and make changes necessary to accommodate the business needs.
- Provide support to multiple departments; Materials , Supply Chain, Production, Engineering, and Quality
- Ability to take on other tasks as needed.
Requirements
- 3+ years of Manufacturing Planning Experience or Bachelor’s degree preferred (Business, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering)
- Experience with JD Edwards E1 preferred.
- Lean Manufacturing Experience
- Strong organizational skills.
- Utilize the resources provided by the company (JD Edwards, Schedule Manager, and Agile)
- Licenses or certifications preferred: APICS, CPIM, or other manufacturing planning/materials related certifications
