About the Role
The Production Planner analyzes customer order information to create manufacturing work orders, plans, reviews, and reports on various production metrics, and assists in communicating order changes and expediting materials.
Responsibilities
- Analyze and interpret customer order documentation to create manufacturing work orders (cross–referencing) for production product builds
- Provide feedback to sales and manufacturing supervision, including error reports, projected workload volumes, and product and production component inventories
- Provide departmental reporting input to departmental supervision to confirm product lead-time scheduling information to sales
- Access, navigate, research, and enter data using various systems and software, including Outlook, Excel, SharePoint, and the enterprise resource planning system
- Research, suggest, document, and suggest production scheduling and inventory changes to supervision based upon departmental production capacities and supplies availability
- Plan/adjust/monitor/report required production inventories, and create and expedite purchase orders as required in coordination with departmental supervision necessary to optimize customer order completion
- Accurately perform mathematical calculations using basic math functions, unit of measure conversions, and product-related formulas as required
- Ensure work is accurate and well-documented according to all quality management system standards
- Collaborate with various Indium Corporation departments, including sales, engineering, and quality, to provide/obtain information and/or evaluation
- Attend training as needed or assigned
- Perform other duties and special projects as assigned
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required; Associate's degree in Business Management, Accounting or related field preferred; an equivalent combination of education and related work experience may be considered
- 1 year of related work experience
- Experience in product configuration and manufacturing process familiarity
- Proficient at intermediate math applications
- Proficient PC, intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
- Highly analytical and detail-oriented
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Provide own source of transportation for any local/day travel, including travel between Indium Corporation facilities
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- PC proficiency
- Mathematical calculations
- Communication skills
Location
- Rome, NY
Work Type
- Onsite
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1 year of related work experience
Education Level
- High School Diploma or GED
- Associate's degree preferred
- APICS Planning certification preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $36,500 - $59,000 annually
- $17.50 per hour - $28.50 per hour
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- PTO
- Retirement plan
- Volunteer opportunities
- Paid holidays
- Overtime opportunities
About the Company
- Indium Corporation is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to building an innovative workforce.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will be given consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, pregnancy status, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
