Production Planner Il

Job Title

Production Planner Il

Requisition

JR000014573 Production Planner Il (Open)

Location

St. Louis, MO

Additional Locations

Job Description Summary

This individual is responsible for detailed production planning for a number of product families through multi-purpose production work centers in the Special Products manufacturing facilities, for various activities supporting production planning process, maintenance of Routings and Bill of Materials, and initiation/release of production work orders.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develop achievable Master Schedules/Plans that meets Net Requirements.
• Prepare detailed (short term) work center production schedules in support of requirements from the Master Production System and coordinate with Manufacturing.
• Perform detailed capacity planning to identify gaps between scheduled demand and production capabilities.
• Maintain routings and bills of material to support the production planning and materials resourcing requirements. Interface with St. Louis plant Purchasing and Corporate Procurement on raw material requirements for MRP.
• Provide overall and administrative support for the Master Schedulers/Senior Production Planners.
• Coordinate and perform daily production support activities such as setting and creating manufacturing work orders and requisitioning of raw materials.
• Working closely with the DEA Compliance and Marketing departments to best manage quota to meet the goals of the business unit while maintaining regulatory compliance. Coordinate input planned production into the Manufacturing system (AS400) and evaluate the effect of alternative production schedules on the plant Financial Forecast. Actively participate in cost reduction projects / activities.
• Maintain departmental metrics.  

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC/NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Thorough research of Backorders to include; demand/forecast analysis, provide accurate recovery information, identify root cause of backorder and implement corrective action.
• Analyze inventory variances and follow up on corrective actions.
• Provide forecast change and deviation information to other planners and buyers where appropriate to insure stock outs are avoided.
• Other duties as assigned with or without accommodation.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• B.S./B.A Degree or equivalent experience is required.

Experience:

• 2-4 Years in Manufacturing Planning or related field.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:

• APICS, CPM, or other Professional association, is desired, but not a requirement
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Skills/Competencies:

• Thorough knowledge of MRP System functions
• Working knowledge of GMP and ISO practices
• Working knowledge of Six Sigma practices
• Project management skills
• Ability to perform root cause analysis and drive problems to resolution
• Ability to keep detailed records
• Attention to detail
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Able to analyze, prioritize and manage multiple tasks
• Security clearance is required