Production Planner Job

​Primary location: Carson, California 
Relocation offered: No 
Employment status: Full-Time 
Travel: <10% 
Non-compete: No 
Location:  Carson, California 

The estimated base salary range for this role is “$80,000 to $110,000” per year.  
Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors (salary may be adjusted based on geographic location)

​What does it mean to work at Armstrong?

It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrong's future. We are a large company with a local feel, where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company.

By joining us, you'll have the opportunity to make the most of your potential. Alongside a competitive remuneration package, you will receive:

A benefits package including: medical, dental, prescription drug, life insurance, 401k match, long-term disability coverage, vacation and sick time, product discount programs and many more.
Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests.
A working culture that balances individual achievement with teamwork and collaboration. We draw on each other's strengths and allow for different work styles to build engagement and satisfaction to deliver results. 
 

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Production Planner oversees all aspects of production planning to ensure all customer demand is level-loaded into the ERP system according to agreed-upon schedule between Sales, Supply Chain, and Operations.

 

What’s in it for you!

• Be a trusted partner to the business
• Networking and Relationship Building
• Ability to be innovative and strategic
• Dedicated training and development to help you grow in your role and beyond
• Collaboration and an open friendly team environment.

 

What you’ll do

• Enters, updates, and maintains relevant standard product information pertaining to customers and projects.
• Schedules and revises orders when necessary to respond to rush order priorities, material shortages or vendor issues.
• Communicates any changes in supply or demand to all parties, and schedule manufacturing to meet demands.
• Maintains a cooperative working relationship with Sales and Production Departments.
• Aligns with supply, demand, and plant capacity with financial long-range plans.
• Utilizes capacity analysis tools to ensure actual personnel and equipment is allocated according to forward-looking capacity plans.
• Works with Production Supervisors to determine ERP work progress matches actual progress, to determine progress of work and to provide information on changes in processing methods received from the Design Services Department.
• Leads the creation of recovery schedules in the event of schedule slips.
• Answers ERP exceptions messages.
• Continuously implements process improvement/lessons learned changes; participates in continuous improvement (Kaizen) events.
• Provides timely communication on planning, capacity, and schedule status to all key stake holders.
• Leads production planning process; coordinates with other teams to ensure manufacturing capacity and material availability in support of current and forecasted demand.

 

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

• Direct reporting responsibility for the following:
  • Logistics Analyst (Planners) - 2
  • Production Control Coordinator -1

 

What will make you successful

• Initiative-taking and able to work with minimal supervision but also a good collaborator with members of other departments.
• Must be able to think independently and problem solve day-to-day sales problems. 
• Able to learn and understand our full suite of architectural products and systems.
• Possesses high detail and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Must be able to provide, understand and complete instructions furnished in written, oral, or scheduled.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, and critical thinking skills.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field OR 5 years of Planning/ Manufacturing experience in lieu of a degree
• 2+ years Syteline ERP experience or 5+ years enterprise ERP experience

 

What will make you stand out

• 5+ years scheduling/production control experience in a moderate to high volume make-to-order manufacturing environment preferred.
• Bilingual Spanish/ English speaker

 

Physical and Mental Demands

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to succe