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Elliott Group

Production Planner

Elliott Group, Jeannette, Pennsylvania, United States

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Jeannette, PAtime type:

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R3183**Overview & Responsibilities****Purpose of the Job**This position was designed to direct and control the planning, processing and scheduling activities related to Elliott orders. The Production Planner and Scheduler coordinates pre- and post-contract requirements in accordance with customer and Elliott specifications. The general function of the job includes utilizing existing and new computer assisted systems, establishing schedule priorities, evaluating shop loads, maintaining the optimum level of inventory to satisfy customer requirements, and taking necessary actions to prevent and resolve overload conditions and delays in the manufacturing process.The Production Planner and Scheduler is also expected to ensure compliance with the Department Operations Manual and all applicable Work Instructions in support of Elliott Safety, Quality and ISO requirements.**Duties include, but are not limited to:*** Create and maintain schedules for manufacturing resources and work centers in assigned area. Manage capacity, load and buffer in order to plan and control activities. Manage schedule risk by anticipating issues and recommending remedial action to mitigate impact to customer delivery requirements.

Analyze data, participate in the creation of recovery plans, and take actions including outsourcing decisions, overtime and staffing recommendations, and expediting as necessary.* Manage and maintain the manufacturing bills of material for assigned area and administer bill of material classifications and migration process from the Windchill system into the ERP system, including any order and or BOM / Drawing changes (ECC's/ECN's) that affect production or purchased and outsourced components.

Coordinate with engineering/design to maintain accuracy of items and bills of material between the PLM and ERP systems.* Review MRP suggestions and exceptions in the ERP system planner's workbench, utilize shop order visibility reports, release purchase requisitions, create internal work orders to satisfy demand, ensure purchased component required dates are accurate for purchasing. Manage internal work order start and completion dates to ensure schedule compliance.

Maintain optimum work in process (WIP) levels in the assigned area. Ensure all processing and transactional activities are accurate and current including job completion, BOM roll ups, inventory accuracy, costing issues.* Actively participate in regularly scheduled material review board (MRB) meetings in assigned area in order to ensure the timely and accurate disposition, processing and closure of all non - conformance (NCR) issues affecting production. Expedite as necessary.* Maintain accurate capacity / load data for assigned area, provide information as necessary to support the monthly S&OP process as required.* Establish and control inventory including component replenishment, assist in the yearly inventory obsolescence review, support yearly physical / WIP inventory process in assigned manufacturing area. Assist and make recommendations for management of material authorizations (MAM's) in the yearly review process.* Schedule all customer witness points as required in assigned area(s).* Evaluate order exceptions and take necessary actions to resolve problems.* Coordinate with methods/manufacturing engineering on routings for all components and shop floor activities.* Participate in any shop floor auditing activities.* Manage daily activities of manufacturing clerks and cell controllers in assigned area and provide training and guidance as necessary.* Manage order activity to ensure the accuracy of job costing within the Oracle system.**Contact with Others*** This position requires regular contact with all departments within Elliott Company, including but not limited to: Manufacturing, Purchasing, Engineering, Drafting, Inventory, Maintenance, Safety, Service Shops, Field Services, On-site Services, Sales, Marketing, Project Management, Finance, Human Resources and Quality.* Requires periodic contact with customer representatives, suppliers and subcontractors.**Supervision**The person who holds this position is primarily an individual contributor; however, he or she will be responsible for managing a team of clerks and cell controllers for their assigned area. Possessing the ability to supervise, guide and direct the activities necessary to achieve customer satisfaction is required. This position requires the ability to elicit teamwork and cooperation from persons who are also not direct reports, but who are critical to the completion of a task or project.**Background and Experience*** BS Degree required, although equivalent experience will be considered.

A Production Planner and Scheduler must possess experience in a manufacturing environment with strengths in production and inventory control, capacity and materials requirements planning, and production / shop floor activity control.* An Elliott Production Planner and Scheduler must have ability to read and comprehend mechanical and geometric drawings, along with an understanding of design, material and process specifications and how they can have effect on durations and schedules.* An understanding of standard manufacturing route sheet structure, standard hours, durations, lead times, and key metrics such as utilization, efficiency and productivity.* Successful planners possess a background in team-oriented environments, a positive attitude, an ability to effect and accept change, a demonstrated ability to make well informed decisions and a positive perspective regarding the work environment.* Excellent communication skills are required, along with the ability to influence other departments and disciplines to work together to meet the needs of the customer. Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning, Project Life Cycle Management and Material Requirement Planning systems and excellent computer skills are required.* Experience with multi-level bill of material structure is required, knowledge of Elliott product lines is preferred.* Experience in a manufacturing environment and basic knowledge of fabrication and machining manufacturing processes is required.***Equal Employment Opportunity****Ebara Elliott Energy is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by the federal, state or local laws of the United States. Applicants and employees are protected under U.S. federal law from discrimination. To learn more,* *.*

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