Senior Production Planner
Timberline Manufacturing Co.
Marion, IA
Full-time
Manufacturing / Production / Operations
Posted on April 9, 2019
Supervise scheduling and shipping departments. Analyze and evaluate production demands, requirements, expectations, time limits, and procedures to best plan for production demands to meet customer expectations.
Production Planning Supervisor Primary Accountabilities:
Production Planner Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Production Planning Supervisor Primary Accountabilities:
- Provide technical and analytical support to the production scheduler, customer service, sales, production supervisors and production manager.
- Evaluate each area of production on a regular basis to determine production expectations to meet customer demands.
- Coordinate production workflow for multiple products.
- Determine manpower needed to cover production demand.
- Schedule shifts according to production needs.
- Offer solutions to possible time limitations of production.
- Supply production limitations to sales staff to limit overload of production schedule.
- Assess long-term adjustments to increase production capacity within production limitations.
- Analyze production schedule to evaluate success of goals and adjustments of goals or labor within departments.
- Provide continuous improvement suggestions for the workflow, scheduling, and production processes.
- Prepare and submit status and performance reports.
- Additional work projects and responsibilities as assigned.
Production Planner Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills are required.
- Previous experience in production scheduling, production management, industrial engineering or process analysis is preferred.
- Robust computer skills including exceptional Excel skills.
- Highly organized with ability to work in a fast pace environment
- Must have a positive attitude with a customer appreciation mentality
- Ability to lift 40lbs on a regular basis