Atlas Copco

Production Planner

Atlas Copco$83K — $140K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in production planning or similar role
  • Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration across all levels
  • Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems, preferably SAP
  • Experience with design documents and specification
  • Familiarity with manufacturing processes and equipment
  • Exceptional computer aptitude and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate planning for equipment, aftermarket spares, and repairs
  • Process work-in-process drawing revisions and BOM changes
  • Resolve unplanned issues and nonconformities in a timely manner
  • Act as the primary resource for shop-related project needs
  • Identify delays or insufficient progress and expedite solutions
  • Gather resources to address unique problems outside standard processes

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage
  • 401K savings plan
  • Generous company holidays and vacation time
  • Parental leave policy
  • Tuition assistance for continued education
  • Employee assistance program for personal support
  • Referral bonus program for employee referrals
Full Job Description
Your role
You are a person of strong work ethic who is looking to build a career as a Production Planner with a leading innovator and manufacturer of Turbo Expander technology. This role will be a key member of the production planning group, aggregating and disseminating information and documentation to and from almost all areas of the organization to facilitate the most efficient and effective usage of shop resources ensuring on-time delivery of finished goods.

The compensation range for this position is $83,464.06 - $140,756.95 annually (paid bi-weekly). The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus. Atlas Copco provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave, tuition assistance, referral bonus and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.

What you will own/improve:
  1. Planning: You will cover planning activities for some or all of the following: new equipment, aftermarket spares, aftermarket repairs/redesigns (OEM and non-OEM), research and development, and commissioning/warranty. In support of the master production schedule, you will plan production orders/routings, ensure provisions for customer quality requirements/inspections, and monitor material status/labor progress.
  2. Revisions and design changes: You will process and facilitate resolution of work-in-process drawing revisions and bill of materials changes/issues.
  3. Nonconformities and rework: You will help facilitate the timely resolution unplanned issues and errors.
  4. Shop support: You will be the front-line resource for shop needs related to your projects.
  5. Expediting: You will identify insufficient progress or delays and seek solutions for resolution.
  6. Firefighting: When something falls outside our developed processes you will help gather the resources and personnel needed to develop a unique solution.
To succeed, you will need
  • Innate ability to build working relationships with individuals from the shop floor level to engineering and department management.
  • You possess exceptional computer aptitude and expertise.
  • You've worked on Enterprise Resource Programs (ERP)/Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems before, preferably SAP.
  • You've worked with design documents, drawings, and specifications.
  • You have a familiarity with manufacturing processes and equipment.
  • You can shift from thorough and thoughtful work to efficient and urgent when warranted.
In return, we offer
This role reports to the Production Planning Manager and will work and collaborate as an integral part of a tight-knit and dynamic team helping to support cost-effective on-time delivery of goods and equipment. Other extended team members include: master scheduling, material requirements planning, and material handling who support a manufacturing facility of over 160 skilled technicians, welders, and machinists.

What you will learn:
  • Hands-on experience in identifying, assessing, and overcoming practical challenges in a manufacturing environment.
  • Exposure to an engineer-to-order environment and SAP ERP/MRP, Enovia Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), internal MediaWiki documentation and a tight-knit collaborative working environment.
  • Planning, execution, delivery, and reporting experience.

How Success is measured:
  • Maintaining minimal process backlog.
  • Maintaining a pulse on shop floor and project specific activities.
  • Achieving common goals by actively supporting other team members as needed.
  • Maintaining working relationships and open channels of communication with shop floor, engineering, and management.
  • To go above and beyond: Questioning status quo, identifying areas for improvement, and executing improvement ideas
Job location
This role requires you to work on-site at our office in Santa Maria, CA USA. You will be part of a dynamic team and enjoy the benefits of face-to-face collaboration.
Atlas Copco Mafi-Trench Company LLC is located on the beautiful Central Coast of California. We manufacture a wide range of Turbo Expanders and equipment that support sustainable resources. Locally our facility is a California Certified Green Business. Our Think GREEN Initiative has reduced our landfill impact significantly by implementing ambitious recycling programs and reduced our carbon footprint.

About Atlas Copco

Atlas Copco is a Swedish industrial company that was founded in 1873. It manufactures industrial tools and equipment. The company operates in four business areas: Compressor Technique, Vacuum Technique, Industrial Technique, and Power Technique. Atlas Copco has a presence in over 180 countries and has over 39,000 employees. The company is committed to sustainable productivity and has set ambitious sustainability targets for 2030.
Learn more about Atlas Copco
Size
43,989 employees
Industry
NASDAQ

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