Production Planner (Manufacturing)

Job Posting Start Date 01-06-2025 Job Posting End Date 03-06-2025

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Production Planner located in Coopersville, MI.

Reporting to the General Manager the Production Planner role will be In charge of helping materials and production functions. Plans, schedules, coordinates and approves product release to the production planning systems based on material and capacity availability.

What a typical day looks like:

• Review schedule for proper supplier inventory – load vs commit.
• Ensures sufficient material is available to support production.
• Leads discussion with suppliers on material availability
• Follows through on supplier shortages
• Set up of part numbers & part pricing within MRP (BaaN) system
• Ensures accurate, up-to-date records of inventory in stockroom and daily operations; completes necessary forms or paperwork for documentation
• Monitors and proactively addresses issues that impact performance to committed ship date (CSD), lead-time, response time with suppliers
• Represents Order Management on various Customer Focus Teams.
• Reviews production schedules and related information and confers with purchasing to determine adequacy of raw materials.
• Review schedule for proper supplier inventory – load vs commit.
• Ensures sufficient material is available to support production.
• Leads discussion with suppliers on material availability
• Follows through on supplier shortages
• Set up of part numbers & part pricing within MRP (BaaN) system
• Ensures accurate, up-to-date records of inventory in stockroom and daily operations; completes necessary forms or paperwork for documentation
• Monitors and proactively addresses issues that impact performance to committed ship date (CSD), lead-time, response time with suppliers
• Represents Order Management on various Customer Focus Teams.
• Reviews production schedules and related information and confers with purchasing to determine adequacy of raw materials.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and ERP System. 
• Demonstrates operations and technical skills and understanding of functional standards. Has awareness of the functional impact upon work processes and other functions.
• Ability to operate data entry, office software including, word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages and data base system. 
• Ability to read and analyze.  Ability to write reports and work instructions.
•  Ability to effectively present information and respond to question from groups of managers, suppliers and customers. 
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.  Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret and extensive variety of technical instructions

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Matching 401K
• PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee discounts at local retailers

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What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

Job Category

Global Procurement & Supply Chain

Relocation: Not eligible

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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