Job Description
JOB SUMMARY Reporting to the Manager of Manufacturing, the Planner provides master schedules for plant production operations to meet agreed-on shipping requirements. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES • Maintains running accounts of orders received, work completed, and inventory. • Matches workload, manning, and equipment capacity to existing inventory. • Prepares and monitors master schedules by working with materials planning, production, and maintenance personnel to coordinate activities. • Requisitions materials after determining delivery dates. • Advises inventory control of requirements and usage. • Communicates status and changes to customer service or directly to customers. • Provides training and guidance to lower-level Planners. • Performs other related duties as required. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: • Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from four-year college or university; minimum five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, associates, clients, customers, and the general public. • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. **3-5 years experience with MRP The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed descriptions of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.
Qualifications
JOB SUMMARY Reporting to the Manager of Manufacturing, the Planner provides master schedules for plant production operations to meet agreed-on shipping requirements. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES • Maintains running accounts of orders received, work completed, and inventory. • Matches workload, manning, and equipment capacity to existing inventory. • Prepares and monitors master schedules by working with materials planning, production, and maintenance personnel to coordinate activities. • Requisitions materials after determining delivery dates. • Advises inventory control of requirements and usage. • Communicates status and changes to customer service or directly to customers. • Provides training and guidance to lower-level Planners. • Performs other related duties as required. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: • Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from four-year college or university; minimum five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, associates, clients, customers, and the general public. • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. **3-5 years experience with MRP The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed descriptions of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.
Additional Information
JOB SUMMARY Reporting to the Manager of Manufacturing, the Planner provides master schedules for plant production operations to meet agreed-on shipping requirements. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES • Maintains running accounts of orders received, work completed, and inventory. • Matches workload, manning, and equipment capacity to existing inventory. • Prepares and monitors master schedules by working with materials planning, production, and maintenance personnel to coordinate activities. • Requisitions materials after determining delivery dates. • Advises inventory control of requirements and usage. • Communicates status and changes to customer service or directly to customers. • Provides training and guidance to lower-level Planners. • Performs other related duties as required. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: • Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from four-year college or university; minimum five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, associates, clients, customers, and the general public. • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. **3-5 years experience with MRP The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed descriptions of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.