Job Description:
We are currently seeking aSenior Specialist Production Planningto join our team inCamden New Jersey.This position plans schedules coordinates and/or monitors products through the complete production cycle of mature production program units to meet requirements. Advises operations and program management of the status of work in progress & risks to meeting internal master schedule. Effective collaboration and coordination with manufacturing assemblers/technicians material management product line managers and quality are critical to the role.
Essential Functions:
- Coordinates with Manufacturing Engineering and Material Management to develop internal master schedule for assigned programs
- Releases work orders to production floor based on internal master schedule part availability and current capacity
- Monitors manufacturing conformance to master schedule using ERP (SAP) systems and reports. Expedites needed make items based on master schedule
- Directly oversees operational measures including but not limited to efficiency floor inventory accuracy release on time and on time delivery. Reports variances and action plans to address.
- Manages and controls manufacturing floor stock for assigned programs
- Advises management of the status of work in progress material availability and potential production problems to ensure that personnel equipment materials and services are provided as needed
- Coordinates scheduling of shared equipment and personnel with respective process owners
- Works under general supervision.
- May be responsible for entire projects or processes within job area.
- May be responsible for providing guidance coaching and training to other employees within job area.
- May manage projects at this level with responsibility for the delegation of work and the review of others work
Qualifications:
- Requires strong knowledge of job area. Typically viewed as having a specialty within discipline. May have broad knowledge of project management. Bachelors Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- APICS Certification
- Lean Manufacturing Certification / Training
- Previous Planning and / or New Product Introduction experience.
- Experience in an electronics production manufacturing environment either as a production planner master scheduler demand planner and/or supply planner.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management peers and subordinates.
- Experience using an ERP system with MRP & MPS capabilities.
- Must possess strong results and goal/deadlineoriented work ethic high attention to detail and be flexible.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to develop and bring to completion multiple assignments concurrently.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills highly proficient in Excel (e.g. Excel formulas Vlookups pivot tables) and has skill in preparing tables graphs and charts.