Production Planner
elevantIndustry, CA
$100,000 - $120,000 per year
APPLY (opens in a new tab)Production Planner
elevantIndustry, CASenior L5
$100,000 - $120,000 per year
Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksIndustrial Production ManagersProject Management Specialists
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Production Planner
Basic Purpose and Objective of the Position:
- This position is responsible for the development, preparation and maintenance of production schedules to guide the production activities and resources that achieve maximum efficiency and meet output and timeline objectives.
- Major Responsibilities reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions:
- Serve as key contributor in long-term and day-to-day production planning, providing advanced scheduling solutions and strategic insights.
- Develop and maintain detailed build schedules for multi-phase work orders spanning several weeks to months.
- Plan long-lead work orders in phases, considering engineering release timing, material arrival, and subassembly readiness.
- Work backward from firm customer due dates to establish critical-path schedules.
- Create Gantt-style planning tools or visual schedules to track layered progress across long-duration builds.
- Incorporate external processing timelines early in the schedule to avoid late-stage delays.
- Sequence jobs based on part complexity, priority programs, and specialized/preferred machine availability.
- Align material availability months in advance with scheduled build starts.
- Ensure that build starts are not triggered until material, tooling, and documents are fully aligned.
- Provide leadership with build risk dashboards for ongoing jobs with multiple-month durations.
- Push open operations or inspection steps when timeline compression is needed.
- Assist in identifying opportunities to reduce slack or idle time on long builds nearing completion.
- Regularly coordinate with engineering to understand design maturity and drawing release timing.
- Proactively foster internal cross -functional relationships in order to drive regional and global strategies for assigned products.
- Accomplish forward production analysis to ensure accurate business forecasting and product projections.
- Other duties as assigned
Education and Experience:
- Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.4+ years related experience
- Strong understanding of various production scheduling methodologies and the ability to tailor scheduling strategies to match the unique constraints of different value streams.
- Strong problem-solving and data analysis skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work as a team within planning, other functions, and with other locations worldwide
- Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- All items from Education & Experience above
- Experience with EPICOR and Shop Floor Control Processes.
- CPIM or related certifications
- Lean/6Sigma certification(s)/training
- Targeted Salary Range: $100,000-$120,000
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