Production Planner

Position Summary:

This position performs the planning and scheduling function for all customer and inventory orders including vendor services (plating & heat treating).

Essential Functions

Planning/Organizing

• Maintains Customer On-Time Delivery
• Reporting OTD delays to Customer service (for OEM and RMA)
• Maintaining all ship dates on the Sales Order for sales team
• Maintain spreadsheets for BUD & Sales to review all WIP status
• Yearly, monthly, capacity planning and improvement
• Resource capacity-moving jobs to available resources ensuring level loading and preventing bottlenecks
• Reviews Backlog Report, Open Orders and status of parts daily
• Reviews Shipping Report to ensure Customer On-Time delivery
• Reviews Backlog Report for Pull-Ins. If Sales Order permits, schedules in VISUAL to ship early if manufacturing capacity is available earlier.
• Firm/release WO
• Maintaining release vs want dates on WO to ensure correct finish date
• Reviews Open Purchase Order Report and MRB reports
• Creates Work Orders in VISUAL MRP for all fabricated in-house parts with delivery dates that meet Customer Sales Order required delivery dates
• Goes out to Vendors with Request for Quotation (RFQ) to obtain best price and terms for services 
• Issues Purchase Orders for materials or services required for Work Order. Maintains Supplier On-Time delivery for all PO’s placed.
• Checks manufacturing capacity - if Sales Order permits, puts in VISUAL to ship early if manufacturing capacity is available earlier.
• Scheduling outside services
• Works closely with Production departments, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering; Is responsible for tracking progress of Work Order until product is shipped.
• Reviews Open Purchase Order Report to see what parts are still due
• Ensures that all Item Master Data (such as Lead-Time, Cost, etc.) is accurate and up to date
• Participates in Pre-production meetings and reviews Bill of Material (BOM) to help ensure proper planning of production Work Orders.
• RMA routing/Creating WO
• RMA planning- sending repairs, inside repairs assigning to the appropriate resource

Experience/Skills

• Must be U.S. Citizen due to our government contracts
• Working knowledge of Infor Visual ERP/MRP system or equal preferred
• Experience in an ISO certified working environment – ISO 9001:2008 or ISO 9001:2015

Education/Certification

• High School/GED/Trade School or Associate’s degree in a technical field is preferred
• Planning with 5+ years’ experience in ERP/MRP managed planning

Physical Requirements

• Job requires sitting at a desk doing normal office work, including phone communications and using a computer.  Also involves standing and walking in an office and a manufacturing facility.
• Wears and complies with all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) applicable to work area, including but not limited to eye protection and safety shoes
• Follows all safety rules applicable to machine as stated on posted signs and in Company policy.

Fairbanks Morse Defense offers a competitive benefits package including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurances, and 401k retirement plan with employer match.  In addition, we offer paid time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and tuition reimbursement. 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled