Production Planner

Responsibilities

ELANTAS North America is hiring a dedicated Production Planner to manage and optimize our production schedules. The role is based on-site in St. Louis, MO.

This role involves identifying and prioritizing production requirements, and coordinating the flow of materials, parts, and assemblies to ensure timely and efficient production.

• Address a variety of issues of limited scope and complexity by adhering to established policies and procedures for scheduling and coordinating the flow of parts, materials, and work within or between departments. Maintain both manual and computerized records, including production schedules and material inventory.
• Collaborate with department supervisors to review master production schedules, work orders, and departmental production schedules. Determine material requirements, identify overdue materials, and track materials for the assigned production department.
• Work with department leadership to assess the impact of labor, parts, and material shortages on schedules. Coordinate schedule revisions with planning to adjust priorities as needed.
• Analyze and adjust production schedules to meet organizational needs.
• Inform Customer Service promptly about potential late shipments.
• Update and maintain master data to ensure the proper functioning of the organization's business system. Investigate and resolve issues related to master data.
• Assist Sales and Customer Service in determining the best possible delivery dates for customers, balancing constraints such as other orders, materials, workforce, and machine availability.
• Identify and implement process improvements to reduce waste, decrease inventories, improve service levels, and enhance machine utilization.
• Contribute to creating a safe and healthy working environment by following safety instructions, using provided equipment, and reporting any unsafe practices or hazardous conditions immediately.
• Manage orange card inventory adjustments.
• Run daily production planning downloads, update the access database with various inventory information, and complete production order confirmations in SAP.
• Print process orders for review by the R&D department.
• Review partial and sub-standard inventories.

Requirements

• High School diploma required.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Previous experience in the manufacturing industry
• Experience with Microsoft Office

(All employees must be meet the minimum work requirements and be able to perform the position with or without a reasonable accommodation.)

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ELANTAS North America, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Contact Person

 Stephanie Nash
HR Team
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