Production Planner Job at ValvTechnologies in Houston

Overview

Position: Production Planner
Location: Houston, TX

The production planner coordinates and expedites the flow of work and materials within or between departments according to daily and weekly production schedules. Must have knowledge of each stage of the production process to effectively organize and execute a job plan that will keep production running on schedule.

Position Details

Shift: Day

Job Responsibilities

• Interacts with Project Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Manufacturing Engineering groups to manage and track Sales orders through the Planning process
• Monitor Production progress and provide notification as required when adjustments are needed to support on-time delivery
• Review and Release Production orders based on MRP recommendations while maintaining a constant Department workload
• Monitor the Work Center Queue to ensure that all the criteria for released jobs are properly reflecting the production orders going through various manufacturing departments
• Attend daily production meetings and provide input as required for proper sequencing and execution of production orders
• Coordinate with Production Managers/Supervisors to maximize resource utilization
• Analyze various Planning reports and work with Manufacturing Departments to fix and correct errors that would keep production orders from progressing
• Work in conjunction with the Warehouse Department to ensure that orders are getting to Assembly in a timely manner
• Review, modify, and print Production routers to best reflect what’s running on the production floor
• May perform other work-related functions as deemed necessary by immediate supervisor

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment that is fast paced and demanding
• Self-directed with excellent initiative and organizational skills
• Strong ability to handle multiple demands with a sense of urgency, drive, and energy
• Works well meeting multiple deadlines with the ability to deliver on time
• Able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodations
• Ability to work with all levels of employees, management, customers, vendors and distributors
• Experience with problem/conflict resolution
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, specifically MS Excel, and experience with ERP/MRP systems
• Strong analytical and decision-making ability
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Core Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain Management or 3 years Manufacturing experience in Production Planning in lieu of degree
• 3-5 years’ experience in manufacturing, production planning, production control & working with BOMs and routings preferred
• Knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes, planning, shop floor control and job costing

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

Note: This description reflects the responsibilities and qualifications for the Production Planner role at ValvTechnologies and does not include extraneous postings.