Production Planner
Location: Lewiston, ME
Type: Full Time
Min. Experience: Mid Level
Elmet Technologies is seeking a Production Planner, to be based in Lewiston, Maine
Requirements of the Production Planner:
Benefits of the Job:
Responsibilities of the Production Planner:
Established in 1929, Elmet is a global manufacturer of high-performance metals and metal products. Our world-class facility produces mill, machined, and fabricated products for our customers in industries like medical, aerospace, technology, and defense. We have a positive work environment and structured roles you can come in and learn without experience! Just an interest in making things! Give us a try!
Veteran/Disabled
Requirements of the Production Planner:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Materials Management, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Technical or equivalent in a related discipline preferred.
- 5+ years’ experience of production planning/scheduling, master scheduling or supply chain management preferred.
- Strong Working knowledge of ERP systems. Experience must include using the system as part of the job function, how to extract data, and how to maintain data integrity in the system.
- Knowledge of manufacturing principles and methodologies including Lean and Theory of Constraints.
- Expert level MS Excel skills with strong data access/retrieval skills with experience in data analysis, data manipulation.
- Strong analytical capabilities.
- APICS certification or similar preferred.
- Ability to commute to Lewiston on Monday through Friday 7am- 4pm, there is flexibility.
Benefits of the Job:
- Annual pay: 50k – 80K
- Paid vacation and holidays!
- 401K with company match
- Company Profit Sharing
- Medical, Dental, Vision!
- Short term/long term disability, Life insurance
- Convenient location, close to I 95 in Lewiston, easy access!
Responsibilities of the Production Planner:
- Creates and maintains master production schedules for finished goods for make to stock and make to order products, utilizing computerized software MRP/ERP systems.
- Analyzes plant capacity data and performs mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, tools, and human resource requirements. Presents recommendations for approval.
- Makes decisions on daily production schedules based on engineering plans, production specifications, factory capacity, availability of material and labor loading requirements.
- Creates, executes, and manages production work orders in support of material requirements plan.
- Trains Production Associates on performing inventory transactions, labor reporting and material management process improvements.
- Independently identifies and performs schedule risk assessments and mitigation planning in addition to facilitating the resolution of labor and material shortages, backlogs, and other existing and potential schedule interruptions.
- Develops recovery plans and adjusts schedules according to production progress, change orders, and other delaying conditions.
- Responsible for ERP data integrity by maintaining MRP, product masters, on-hand inventory balances, Bill of Materials, Routings.
- Works with Finance and Operations on material and labor cost deviations.
Established in 1929, Elmet is a global manufacturer of high-performance metals and metal products. Our world-class facility produces mill, machined, and fabricated products for our customers in industries like medical, aerospace, technology, and defense. We have a positive work environment and structured roles you can come in and learn without experience! Just an interest in making things! Give us a try!
Veteran/Disabled
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Elmet Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, familial status, domestic violence status, or any other status protected 