Manufacturing Planner Starting at $50K/Year (or more) depending on experience

divh2Manufacturing Planner/h2pSalary Range $50,000.00 Position Type Full Time Education Level Not Specified Travel Percentage None Category Strategy - Planning/ph3Description/h3pPosition Summary:/ppThe role of the Manufacturing Planner is to ensure capacity plans are followed and track associated required capacity to optimize service, working capital and costs. They are highly motivated and have a desire to work in a fast paced, quality centered environment. This role is vital to ensuring our customers needs are consistently met, promoting our companys continued strong national growth./ppSupervisory Responsibilities: None/ppInternal Relationships: All Departments/ppExternal Relationships: Occasional and incidental contact with customers or prospective customers/ppTraits Displayed:/pulliAbility to exude high energy, solution-based thinking, while focusing great attention to detail and maintaining a service-oriented disposition./liliContribute to a work environment that promotes pride in being part of a winning team and encourages personal and professional growth and success./liliAssure productivity and high-quality standards are constant so that the company and employees collectively enjoy optimum financial returns, job security, personal career growth and excellent service to customers./liliAbility to provide exemplary and consistent customer satisfaction, with a strong capacity for building relationships./li/ulpPrimary Responsibilities:/pulliWork under the direction of the Demand Manufacturing Planning Manager to determine appropriate methods of scheduling work order completion./liliUnderstand best methods to utilize production capacity./liliEnsure capacity plan is followed./liliTroubleshoot potential capacity issues on an ongoing basis./liliPrepare information to assist in the development of budgets and prepare reports to demonstrate performance towards goals./liliAssist with research efforts to identify significant variances between estimates and actual job completion times./liliUtilize ERP system to develop material and production requirements./liliWork with Sales and Operations to determine priorities and schedules required to meet customer requirements./liliOther duties as assigned./li/ulh3Qualifications/h3pMinimum Requirements:/pulliStrong comprehension of theory of constraints./lili2+ years experience in production planning, inventory control or related experience in a fabrication environment./liliPossess solid analytical skills in forecasting and anticipating production needs and capabilities./liliKnowledge of manufacturing, quality control, and planning processes./liliAbility to understand manufacturing engineering processes./liliAbility to read and understand blueprints./liliAbility to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing./liliExcellent computer skills, with ability to apply scheduling and data management./liliStrong interpersonal skills requiring the ability to resolve conflicting interests and obtain cooperation/li/ulpPreferred Requirements:/pulliCollege degree preferred./li/ulpEnvironment/Physical Requirements with or without Accommodation:/pulliThis job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines/liliThis is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary./li/ulpAll qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs and activities./p/div