Production Planner
Job Description
This position is for a Production Planner to plan and prepare production schedules for the manufacturing of precision light measurement equipment: Creates the master schedule to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates for customer orders and main production units for book to bill.
Qualifications
Education: B.A./B.S. in Business Management, Business Economics, Logistics,
Industrial Management, or equivalent
Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of planning in manufacturer settings
Language: English proficiency required, Mandarin Chinese or Spanish is a plus
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Analyzes production specifications and plant capacity data and performs mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, tools, and human resource requirements.
- Will make recommendations for the amount of human resources needed to complete production goals.
- Will coordinate order material receipts with focus on WIP throughput and inventory turns.
- Plans and schedules workflow for each department and operation accordingly to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times.
- Develop sequence of fabrication, assembly, in-process test, and other manufacturing operations for guidance of production team members.
- Works closely with other departments and team members on cross functional teams, and clearly communicate progress to interested parties of how production is progressing on assigned projects.
- Identifies and tracks potential delays/roadblocks in operations, and alters schedules to compensate for unforeseen conditions
- Collects data for production reports.
- Performs time studies in order to determine how long certain tasks take.
- Develops plans for streamlining processes so that operations may flow more smoothly.
- Drive and implementation of Lean initiatives.
- Prepare purchase requests to obtain materials, tools, and equipment.
- Can read manufacturing drawings, schematics, and BOM’s (Bill of Materials)
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, Project)
- Production control and scheduling
- Work order control and management
- Understands the manufacturing process thoroughly, and has reasonable expectations as to what can be accomplished in a certain timeframe
- Good time management skills and capable of working with minimum supervision
- Has proven problem-solving skills, and can easily change direction to get the expected results
- Apply a sense of urgency, commitment, and focus on the right priorities
- Possess good math, verbal communication, and writing skill
- Takes ownership and coordinates others with process accountability for the project to be completed on time, in budget and to specification.
- Understanding of financial and operational performance metrics
Meet Your Recruiter
Andrew Dion
Senior Engineering-Technical Recruiter
As an Executive Recruiter/ Military Liaison Andrew, a graduate of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Civil Engineering, specializes in identifying talent across Engineering, Computer Science, Administration, and other technical functions. Coming from a military family, Andrew serves as a Military Liaison, partnering with veterans to market their skills, navigate interviews, salary negotiations, and transition confidently into the civilian workforce. He is responsible for outreach to our community partners such as Workshop for Warriors and SDMAC.
As an Executive Recruiter, he is focused on mastering the full recruiting life cycle and building technical fluency across multiple disciplines while building strong relationships with local businesses to meet hiring needs and organizational goals.
Outside of work, he enjoys snowboarding, finding hidden beach spots, and spending time with his family (including his cat, Katsu). He is also a Fiji brother in the Rho Phi chapter of Phi Gamma Delta.