Production Planner

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:                             Planner 

Department:                    Business Operations

Reports To:                      Business Operations Manager 

Summary

The main responsibility of the planner is to maintain the planner task list and plan orders that come through the system for their assigned customer service reps.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

• Daily PTL maintenance 
• Sales order planning
• Executing tasks within the current turnaround timeline.
• Lead time requests to DK and US mold shop. 
• Pulling drawings and requesting drawings to engineering.
• Purchase orders to DK, and or mold orders to US mold shop.
• Customization orders
• Assembly orders
• Handling order questions with CSR and our engineering and quality.
• Saving drawings for CO's and assembly.  
• Confirming orders based on lead time chart.
• Attend meetings as requested.
• Handling order changes and cancellations.
• Communication with the assigned CSR accounts keeping them updated on status changes on orders and requests.
• MRP daily maintenance
• CAPA follow up as needed.
• Daily audit packs as required.
• Intercompany communication
• Late order and order issue follow through.
• End of shift reports
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• BA Degree or experience in modular belting preferred.
• Excellent communication skills
• Computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Power Point) ABW or ERP skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Develop understanding of all elements of our products through ongoing training process
• Over time flexibility 
• Must be able to work in the US.

Competencies

• Technical Capacity
• Ethical conduct
• Communication Proficiency
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
• Detail oriented
• Works well within a Team environment
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all departments.
• Ability to articulate plans with ease.
• Ability to perform duties timely and creatively.
• Write in a clear and concise manner.
• Able to express oneself clearly and concisely in oral and email communications.
• Ability to keep functioning effectively when under pressure.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential job 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 regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/ or move up to 15 pounds.

Direct Reports

• None

Signatures
This position description serves as a guideline for communicating the essential functions and other information about the position to the applicant/employee. It is not intended to create a binding employment contract nor cover every detail of the position and may be changed where appropriate.

This job description has been approved by all levels of management:

Manager____________________________________________________

HR_________________________________________________________

Employee signature below constitutes the employee's understanding of the requirements, essential functions, and duties of the position.

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