Production Planner Job in York/Lancaster, Pennsylvania Us
Job Description
Using the J.D. Edwards (JDE) system, plan required parts and materials to meet production and shipping schedules while maintaining accurate and minimum inventory levels. Interface with customers and suppliers to insure timely availability of parts and services. Interface/communicate with people throughout the plant. Participate in a team environment. Identify planning process improvement activities.
Responsibilities:
- Schedule, contact and expedite parts from internal work centers, sister plants, third party logistics representatives, suppliers and subcontract suppliers; develop and implement contingency plans when necessary and keep management informed of actions being taken.
- Revise planning based on changes coming from both dependent and independent demands as well as from inventory adjustments and Bills of Material corrections; resolve and process open rejection orders.
- Utilize information system tools to plan and manage assigned workload from handling daily MRP messages to applying PC-based tools to support continuous improvement; maintain part number data element integrity within the plant's planning information system databases.
- Ensure that the right parts are at the right place at the right time at the proper quality level while minimizing TOTAL costs (for instance minimized transportation costs, low inventory investments, and remove the opportunities to build excess and obsolete inventory levels).
- Analyze and correct discrepancies, paperwork or inventory problems to maintain parts flow and improve inventory accuracy.
- Analyze and correlate Engineering and process data changes to planning activities and consult with Purchasing, Engineering, Quality Control and other related departments to provide alternate material and processes as necessary.
- Plan orders for semi-finished and finished parts from the master production schedule in order to meet service and finished goods shipping requirements, and the systematic planning and release of purchased part releases, manufacturing work orders and subcontract orders.
- Understand and have working knowledge of the Manufacturing Control system, planning procedures and plant layout.
Requirements
- High School Graduate
- 2-4 years of Shop planning and expediting experience
- Must have good computer and communication skills.
- Must be able to readily adapt to a dynamic environment.
Company Information
CNH is an equal opportunity employer. The objective of the Company is to recruit, hire, train and promote into all job levels, the best qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information and any additional status protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.