Production planner

Primary Function of Position: 

The position is  responsible for the overall status of order fulfillment and for managing inventory levels throughout the manufacturing process for an area of production. 
This includes implementing the approved manufacturing plan and maintaining inventory levels as well as ensuring doing so you must consider ideal supply levels supply flexibility and reserves. This position also offers the opportunity to take a leading role in implementing a demand-pull system for our production line.

Roles and Responsibilities: 

• Planning creation scheduling and tracking of production rework and service orders of all production lines 
• Material requirement determination for Service and transfer to SAP 

• Identification and reporting of deviations plus coordination of countermeasures in short- medium- and long-term projects 

• Supervision and coordination of changes to bills of materials and routings 

• Supervision and coordination of test setups in the context of EBRs 

• Supervision coordination of new product launches 

• Independent implementation of projects with higher complexity and duration with regard to Lean Manufacturing and CI 

• Compliance with environmental regulations 

• Compliance with corporate regulatory and safety policies and procedures 

Qualifications :

Required Knowledge Skills and Experience: 

• Bachelors degree as an industrial clerk with at least 5 years of professional experience as a production planner 

• Very good analytical thinking as well as a very good understanding of process flows 

• Independent structured and solution-oriented way of working 

• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel Word PowerPoint Outlook) 

• Confident handling of Microsoft Visio 

• Very good SAP knowledge 

• Good communication documentation and presentation skills in English 

• Willingness to work in a clean room under ESD conditions 

Additional Information :

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer:  In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR 743.13(b)) some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employeeswho are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.

Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the governments licensing process can take 3 to 6 months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (TCP) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).  

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employeesstart date which may or may not be flexible and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes. 

This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
business need and/or on the selected candidates experience knowledge and skills.
Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
candidates qualifications consistent with applicable law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time