Title:  Specialist, Production Planning

Job Title: Specialist, Production Planning
Job Code: 27901
Job Location: State College, PA 
Job Schedule: 9/80 – Off Every Other Friday

Job Description: 
The Production Planner plans, schedules, coordinates and/or monitors products through the complete production cycle of mature production program units to meet requirements. Advises operations and program management of the status of work in progress & risks to meeting internal master schedule. Effective collaboration and coordination with manufacturing assemblers/technicians, material management, product line managers and quality are critical to the role. 

Essential Functions: 
•    Coordinates with Manufacturing Engineering and Material Management to develop internal master schedule for assigned programs.
•    Releases work orders to production floor based on internal master schedule, part availability and current capacity.
•    Monitors manufacturing conformance to master schedule using ERP systems and reports. Expedites needed make items based on master schedule.
•    Directly oversees operational measures including but not limited to efficiency, floor inventory accuracy, release on time and on time delivery. Reports variances and action plans to address.
•    Manages and controls manufacturing floor stock for assigned programs.
•    Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed.
•    Coordinates scheduling of shared equipment and personnel with respective process owners.
•    Works under general supervision. 
•    May be responsible for providing guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area. 
•    May manage projects at this level with responsibility for the delegation of work and the review of others' work product.

Qualifications:
•    Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.


Preferred Additional Skills:
•    Previous Planning and / or New Product Introduction experience.
•    Experience in an electronics production manufacturing environment either as a production planner, master scheduler, demand planner, and/or supply planner.
•    Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management peers and subordinates.
•    Experience using an ERP system with MRP & MPS capabilities.
•    Possess strong results and goal/deadline-oriented work ethic, high attention to detail and be flexible.
•    Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to develop and bring to completion multiple assignments concurrently.
•    Strong Microsoft Office skills, highly proficient in Excel (e.g., Excel formulas, V-lookups, pivot tables) and has skill in preparing tables, graphs, and charts.
•    APICS Certification
•    Lean Manufacturing Certification / Training

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