WEG

Production Planner Supervisor

WEG • $75K — $95K *
Minneapolis, MN 55407In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
More than 3 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Planning, Operations, Business, or equivalent experience.
  • 3-5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Proficient in MRP software and Microsoft Office; SAP knowledge preferred.
  • Strong initiative, problem-solving, and customer service skills.
  • Demonstrated leadership capabilities with team collaboration experience.
  • Effective communication across all organizational levels.
  • Self-motivated, flexible, and results-oriented individual.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and train team members for efficient production and delivery.
  • Collaborate with Warehouse and Finance on inventory management.
  • Provide coaching and support to commercial and production teams.
  • Develop and maintain production schedules to meet demand.
  • Conduct schedule analyses including risk and variance assessments.
  • Monitor capacity and resolve constraints with best practices.
  • Serve as the main communication bridge between operations and commercial departments.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-department teamwork.
  • Potential for career advancement within a leading company in the industry.
Full Job Description
Electric Machinery Company, a division of WEG Electric Corp.

Minneapolis, MN

Position: Production Planner Supervisor

Department: PPC Department

Major Areas of Accountability:
  • Develops and trains individuals to ensure facility wide coordination occurs in order to ensure all products, and parts are produced efficiently, safely and with high quality in order to meeting customer delivery.
  • Collaborates with Warehouse and Finance regarding Inventory Levels and Turns; verifying Safety Stock, Bulk Items, and Slow Moving Inventory are properly analyzed monthly.
  • Provides coaching, guidance, employee development, and day to day support to the commercial and production departments.
  • Responsible for developing, implementing, monitoring, and maintaining summary schedules to meet customer demand.
  • Performs schedule analysis such as critical path identification, schedule risk identification, variance investigation, level-loading, expediting, and outsourcing.
  • Performs capacity monitoring and analysis to identify and resolve capacity constraints using proven industry best-practices such as level-loading, expediting, and outsourcing.
  • Acts as primary information conduit between operations and commercial departments.
  • Works closely and harmoniously with other department's supervisors and employees.
  • Responsible for the accomplishment of short and long-term goals and objectives.
  • Ensures department operations are conducted according to the budget guidelines.
  • Complies and analyzed Key Performance and Visual Management Indicators.

Knowledge/ Skills/Abilities:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Planning, Operations, Business, or similar; or equivalent work experience.
  • Demonstrated competency strength in initiative, problem solving, customer service, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Three to Five years' experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Computer literate; Familiar with MRP software, knowledge of Microsoft Office and SAP software preferred
  • Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to influence, guide, and support teams toward shared goals
  • Communicate and interact effectively across all levels of the organization
  • Self-starting, results oriented, flexible, team player
  • Ability to coordinate and manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Physical Requirements:
  • Work is performed in both an office and manufacturing environment. Requires the ability to routinely move throughout the office and manufacturing facility to perform work.
  • Requires the ability to routinely lift up to 25 lbs.
  • Requires the ability to ascend and descend stairs daily to reach all areas of the manufacturing facility.

About WEG

WEG is a Brazilian multinational company that produces electric motors, generators, transformers, and other electrical equipment. The company was founded in 1961 and has since grown to become one of the largest manufacturers of electric motors in the world. WEG operates in several industries including oil and gas, mining, and renewable energy. The company is committed to sustainability and has implemented several initiatives to reduce its environmental impact. WEG has received several awards for its sustainability efforts and was named one of the world's most sustainable companies by Corporate Knights in 2021.
Learn more about WEG
Size
33,342 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
NASDAQ
WEGZY
* Ladders Estimates

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