Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc.

Production Planner

Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
  • 5+ years of production scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment or equivalent high-level planning experience.

Responsibilities

  • Create and maintain the Operations Capacity Plan across multiple areas.
  • Develop daily and shift build production schedules for machines.
  • Collaborate with Assembly Team Leaders to create a weekly 'earned hours' plan.
  • Monitor and report actual completed hours versus planned hours.
  • Analyze KPIs related to Assembly Utilization and Efficiency for improvement opportunities.
  • Create build master routings with operation steps and standard times.
  • Communicate signals and flags to upstream and downstream teams to ensure smooth operations.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Participation in the evaluation of contracted manufacturers for strategic needs.
  • Engagement in continuous improvement processes in production.
Full Job Description

Job Description:

BW Papersystems is looking for a Production Planner to join our team!

Working as the Production Planner, you will be responsible for the planning, scheduling, and tracking of activities in the operation, attain best in class On-Time Delivery, Utilization, and Efficiency.

Key Responsibilities / Job Functions:

  • Create and maintain the Operations Capacity Plan (linking the critical areas of Machine Shop, Kitting, Assembly and others together).

  • Create and maintain cell/machine daily/shift build production schedules.

  • With the Assembly TLs, create weekly 9earned hours plan.

  • Monitor and report the actual completed hours Vs. planned hours.

  • Report Assembly Utilization and Assembly Efficiency. Analyze KPIs for areas of improvement.

  • Create and maintain build master routings complete with operation steps, standard times, and linked parts kits. Give feedback to TLs regarding achievement of standards.

  • Provide signals and flags to upstream and downstream teams (example Machine Shop, Kitting, Checkout, etc.)

  • For machines in the build cycle, assist with identifying obstacles to completion.

  • Confirm 3rd party priority and delivery. Monitor and drive any 3rd partys priorities and deliveries (example Peko, PCMC/PHL for CE, I-Auto).

  • Participate in the evaluation of quotations from our contracted manufacturers to assure all pertinent information is available to analyze for best possible price, quality and supply services to meet our strategic needs for the product life.

  • Review need for 9balancing or load leveling in the Assembly department and work with all stakeholders to make adjustments (either modify the schedule or add/reduce capacity).

  • Review and confirm MRP dates drive changes as necessary (with Supply Chain). Assist in the resolution of MRP and planning discrepancies.

  • Review production schedule requirement with upstream TLs (Supply Chain, Machine Shop & Kitting).

  • Perform lessons learned on machine builds and identify areas of improvement.

Basic Qualifications & Requirements:

  • High School Diploma or GED Equivalent

  • 5+ years of production scheduling within a manufacturing environment or have high level planning experience

The approximate pay range for this position is $76K - $95K annually. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position.

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Company:

Bw Papersystems

About Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc.

Design Group supports Their clients’ initiatives from conceptual planning through the implementation of production systems and facilities. Regardless of a project’s technology, scale, or complexity, their in-house Solutions Teams can provide individual engineering discipline services for large and small initiatives alike.

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