Production Planning Specialist

This is an Onsite position based at our location in Goleta CA.

• No Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

The Production Planning Specialist forecasts plans and schedules the daily production and safety workflow based on customer orders and inventory and continuously evaluates open orders to ensure prioritization and communication to the production team to ensure product movement.

• Forecasts plans and schedules production workflow based on customer orders
• Collaborates with Production Supervisors to define priorities in production schedule
• Releases product to appropriate department
• Utilizes company ERP system to create and analyze reports to determine best scheduling methods
• Closely monitors job progress from job creation to completion
• Enters inventory information and confirms physical inventory when needed
• Analyzes and evaluates inventory and delivery problems recommending solutions
• Takes a proactive approach to scheduling methodologies to identify potential conflicts throughout the different phases of production in an effort to minimize errors and maximize customer experience
• Provides data as required to forecast estimates and schedules of goods in process and needs for future orders
• Read and write reports as necessary
• Ensures safety and quality goals are met
• Additional duties as assigned

Education:
High School Diploma or GED

Experience:
3 years minimum proven planning / scheduling experience within a fast-paced manufacturing/industrial environment

Required Skills:
Must be a forward thinker self-starter motivated and dependable
Highly organized and detail oriented
Strong computer skills to include MS Office products; Excel reporting using pivot tables and V-Look up required
Prior experience working within an ERP system
Must be able to read interpret understand and follow instructions product labels safety rules operation and procedure manuals maintenance instructions and schedules
Possess acute observation skills to ensure the safety of those around them
Effective verbal and written communication as well as acute listening skills
Ability to work independently as well as in a cross-functional team environment

Preferred Additional Education Experience and Skills:
Associates Degree in a Business Discipline
Planning Inventory Management or other related certification
SAP ERP experience