Buyer Planner Plasma-Therm LLC San Jose California
Overview
Production Planner focused on optimizing production operations and ensuring smooth flow through the shop. This role involves interfacing with shop floor Area Leads Management Purchasing and Customers. Responsibilities include scheduling releases managing bottlenecks and responding to customer upgrade requests.
What You'll Do11
- 1Schedule manage job releases per capacity plan
- 2Coordinate production workflow
- 3Address bottlenecks with Area Leads and Management
- 4Update Shop Order and Job due dates
- 5Enter sales orders and prioritize jobs
- 6Determine manpower equipment and raw materials needs
- 7Monitor job completion timelines and budgets
- 8Resolve issues with minimal disruption
- 9Prepare status updates as required
- 10Mentor train junior members
- 11Adhere to safety quality and environmental processes
Requirements9
- 1Associates degree from a two-year college or technical school in related discipline
- 2Seven years of production planning experience
- 3Manufacturing industry experience required
- 4Prior Lean or Work Cell experience
- 5Excellent communication abilities
- 6Proven experience as a production planner
- 7Strong knowledge of production planning and capacity planning principles
- 8Working knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems
- 9Robust organizational and problem-solving skills
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