Position Title: Production Planner
Wage: $25-$30/hour
Shift: 1st
Hours: 6am-3:30pm
Join a company that is an industry leader in precision machined parts and engineering solutions. They sell high-quality parts to customers around the world in the automotive, aerospace, construction, transportation and other industries. Don’t miss their opening for a Production Planner in Kenosha, WI. This is an associate to hire role.
Production Planner Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Determine daily, weekly, and monthly production activities
- Work with Customer Service, Purchasing, and Production Managers to plan and coordinate production schedules including out-vendor processes
- Schedule all production departments according to material, employee and availability of equipment
- Coordinate with Production, Purchasing, and Finance to determine effective scheduling parameters
- Load and maintain production plan, lead-times, and scheduling parameters within the ERP System (Epicor)
- Identify and report plant capacity constraints to Production Managers and Sales/Customer Support
- Monitor workflow and schedules while updating to ensure on-schedule production to maintain on-time shipping to customers
- Ensure that materials and equipment are available for planned set-ups
- Work with Production Managers and Engineering to develop potential solutions and improve production performance
- Develop effective scheduling processes to improve operational efficiencies and achieve production objectives
- Generate production reports for Production Managers for critical decision-making purposes
- Prepare and complete jobs and maintain job quantities
- Coordinate with Maintenance to schedule machine access for preventive maintenance
Production Planner Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Background in manufacturing with minimum of 5 years of experience
- Proficiency in ERP systems
- Experience working with outsourced operation a plus
- Good Communication Skills
- Sound problem solving skills
- Superior organization and planning skills
- Epicor Knowledge
- Expertise with EPICOR 10 is a plus
- Experience scheduling act machining preferred
- Microsoft Office knowledge preferred
Benefits:
401(k) matching, Dental insurance, Employee assistance program, Health insurance, Health savings account, Life insurance, Paid time off, Vision insurance
QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the United States. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment.
Why Work with QPS?
- Access to sought-after positions with leading employers
- Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search process
- Over 40 years of staffing experience
Best of all, our services are 100% free to job seekers!
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
kenoshapc@qpsemployment.com
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