Production Planner

Do you want to gain incredible experience with a growing company in an amazing industry? Do you know how often you use conveyor and power transmission belts? 

Apply your skills in a company that helps bring packages to your doorstep, food to your table, keep you healthy on a treadmill, facilitate automation and so much more! Our organization is highly focused on customers, employees, entrepreneurship, agility and responsibility. Our values and continuous improvement culture build the foundation of strong and sustainable businesses appreciated by our employees and customers around the world. 

For our Ammeraal Beltech and AMMEGA Operations team, we are currently looking for a 

Production Planner

The Production Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating, production activities for the operations in accordance with established guidelines and practices in order to achieve company goals in support of customer satisfaction, quality, on-time delivery and cost control. In this role, you will be based in Skokie.  

A day in the life of a Production Planner can look like

• Read work orders, production schedules, reports and other related documents to determine production requirements and evaluate current production capability for on-time performance. Interpret drawings, specifications and shop orders.      Develops productions plan and schedule for Operations.        
• Effective communication with company departments such as inside sales, purchasing, outside sales, and supply chain, to ensure that all the needed information is on the order ensuring a smooth flow through production.         
• Order analysis- accuracy, flow, including inventory assignment. Provide job packet for the production team including but not limited to drawings, BOM, special tooling and process notes.
• Assure that a daily back-order report is reviewed. Assure that customer back-orders are visible and allocations are correct. Release dates are updated and that the backordered items print after invoicing.
• Develop analytical tools and techniques to move the operation forward.
• Bill of Material (BOM) development and accessory allocation to jobs.
• Identify proper remnant stock for jobs and allocate appropriate inventory to job specific orders. This includes slab mapping requirements, quality defect determination. 
• Support production team with un-allocation and re-allocation of materials on an as needed basis.
• Provide support for data collection of material scrap both in quantity and in value.
• Control the quality of order processing according to the corporation's ISO based work instructions (FPIP's).  Keep records of material inaccuracies defects and errors; assist with corrective actions.    
• Conduct special assignments and projects as directed. Assist in departmental functions to support company goals.
• Goals are set and met based upon agreed completion dates

We are looking for you to have 

• 3-5 years in planning/scheduling
• 2 or 4 year degree
• APCIS Certification a plus
• Strong computer skills (Excel, e-mail, database). 
• AS400/CRM/ERP/MSRP experience a plus
• Must be able to work in the US

Competencies 

• Analytical, able to work with databases and prepare reports.
• Strong problem solving skills
• Works well under pressure.  Able to make sound decisions under pressure
• Good time management skills
• Able to handle multiple priorities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Key Behaviors and Tenets of 80/20

• Are accountable to others
• Have the courage to challenge the status quo
• Are honest with co-workers and customers
• Able to be innovative problem solvers
• Are engaged team members
• Add value to the Company
• Expects excellence of self and others
• Overserves top customers 
• Understands, simplifies and acts to improve processes

Physical Demands 

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk or hear; uses hands to finger, handle, or touch objects or controls. Duties include data entry 80% of the time. The employee may lift, push or pull up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

What we offer you 

The benefits of working at AMMEGA go beyond the daily work. You will join a world class team and have the opportunity to grow through internal advancement, on-the job training, educational support, and access to a global network.

Other benefits include

• Paid training.
• Team bonuses and learning incentives.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Employer-paid Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance. 
• 401k with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement for Undergraduate and Graduate education.
• Paid time off. 

AMMEGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.