Production Planner 1
*This is a 1-year contract position – Onsite
*WORK SHIFT: 1st Shift (9/80A)
Description
We have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation’s history – from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have fun along the way.
Responsibilities:
- Maintains schedules for material requirements and availability for the manufacture of industrial and commercial products to support production control by optimizing inventory storage systems.
- Optimize inventory storage systems.
- Interface with Production, Quality Control, Purchasing, Production Control, and other related departments to resolve problems relative to the receipt and distribution of material.
- Make decisions on the part categorization of makes and buys.
- Research kit shortages, expedite missing kits, and be meticulous in kit integration.
- Understand, research, and reconcile traceability.
- Ensure inventory processes comply with quality standards and procedures.
- Participate in 5S and other continuous improvement practices.
- Manage projects using relevant software tools and track to meet completion dates.
- Support the organization’s metric goals and objectives.
- Analyze the flow of material to reduce time from request to delivery.
- Packing and shipping outgoing orders via UPS, FedEx, and various freight carriers.
- Receive and transact all incoming material in the MRP system.
- Conduct cycle counts to validate quantity, revision levels, stock location, and transfers.
- Expedites flow of materials, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production and shipping schedules.
- Assists in determining possible and actual shortages and may initiate action to correct these deficiencies.
- Uses knowledge of production, procurement, and engineering departments to alert the proper authorities regarding potential problems and appropriate remedial action.
Basic Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent and 0 years additional education and/or related experience.
- Experience with inventory operations within an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (Deltek Costpoint) system and Microsoft applications.
- Capable of using a forklift and other inventory-related equipment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Prefer experience with Production Planning and Kitting
- Liaising between manufacturing and inventory
- Excellent verbal and written communication ability
- Deltek Costpoint ERP system.
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