Production Planner

Overview

The Production Planner is responsible for planning, coordinating, monitoring and expediting the flow of product orders, outsourced orders, materials, components, and assemblies within and between production sources in a multi-site, make-to-order production environment.

Our Exceptional Benefits Plan includes:

Supportive & Friendly Culture

Manage national accounts for Fortune 500 companies

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage options

Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts

Wellness Screenings

Life Insurance

401k with Employer Contribution

Short/Long Term Disability

Generous Paid Time Off program

Career Growth Opportunities and Career Mapping

Additional perks including Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Educational Assistance Program (Non-Union employees), and Various employee discount offerings from our Vendors

Summary: Stratus is one of the nation’s largest brand implementation companies. We are made up of 800+ employees nationwide who roll up their sleeves, dive into the details and bring our clients’ brands to life! We deliver versatile solutions for some of the nation’s largest and most recognized brands. From signage to site refresh & remodel, from energy & lighting to repair & maintenance solutions, we deliver ideal solutions to meet all our client's branding needs.

Responsibilities

Develops, monitors, and revises master production schedules to maximize on-time delivery performance and to minimize cost. Schedules comprehend and anticipate capacity utilization, labor/material/design constraints, specific location capabilities, and cost standards.

Establishes priority for specific customer and/or program needs, and determines impact of specific expediting actions on WIP and backlog

Ensures accurate work orders (routing, specifications, bills of material, drawing revisions, quantities, and expected completion date/time) are dispatched to appropriate plants and work centers.

Compiles and distributes reports that detail WIP status, anticipated late/behind completions, and recovery plans to Operations Management and Program Management.

Requisitions and synchronizes materials to work centers according to Master Production Schedule, production priorities, and material and/or capacity availability.

Ensures conformance to specification of issued materials.

Compiles and maintains records of Finished Goods inventory and WIP location and status.

Qualifications

Skills

Manufacturing/Scheduling experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent

Minimum Requirements:

Microsoft Office, Excel Proficiency; experience with basic statistics and statistical reporting; ability to read and understand engineering drawings (BOM’s)

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