Production Planning Specialist

JOB SUMMARY: Join our dynamic manufacturing team as a Production Planning Specialist, where you will play a pivotal role in streamlining our production process. In this engaging position, youll harness the power of Lencos cutting-edge planning software to generate work orders and job travelers, ensuring our production departments operate at peak efficiency. Your contributions wont stop there; youll spend valuable time on the manufacturing floor, distributing work orders and providing hands-on support to our production staff, addressing any inquiries or necessary adjustments with precision and care.As a crucial link between various departments, youll be instrumental in the creation and ongoing refinement of our bill of materials. Your expertise will guide our purchasing department in maintaining optimal inventory levels, guaranteeing that materials and products are readily available for production when needed. This role is your opportunity to make a significant impact, fostering efficiency and collaboration across departments to drive our manufacturing success. Join us in shaping the future of our production processes and become a key player in our organizations continued growth.ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:Create production ready Work Orders in ERP softwareWork order maintenance/ re-explosion and posting of work orders.Drive work orders thought the approval process and out to production in a timely manner.Maintain Work order bills of material to ensure allocation of purchased and manufactured items.Ensure special projects have all materials and products on order and identify any roadblocks.Identify and fix missing allocation via coordination with purchasing, production and stock room.Work with engineering and document control to identify missing ERP data in paperwork.Identify needed customer instructions needed for shipment with ordersWork with purchasing department to ensure materials are on schedule for start of production.Work in an efficient and timely manner to ensure that deadlines are met.Other duties as assigned.ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS:Maintain confidentiality and observe data protection and associated guidelinesUnderstand and comply with safety and environmental policiesOther duties as assignedINTERACTION WITH:Engineering DepartmentVarious levels of internal staff within a variety of departmentsCustomers and vendorsSales, Production, Quality, Tech Services, and Purchasing DepartmentsEXPERIENCE:Solid foundation of computer skills, file management, PDF creationBasic knowledge of Microsoft word, excel and similarPrevious data experienceWorking within a production and manufacturing environment is a plusWorking knowledge of supply chain and bill of materials is a plusWorking with ERP software suites is a plusEDUCATION:Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Engineering, or related discipline preferred or equivalent experience

Created: 2025-02-27