Production Planner

 About the Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 21,000 employees, sales of € 4.9 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

Voith Turbo is hiring for:

Production Planner
York, PA

Interested to learn about Voith? Check out our video "Voith careers" on YouTube.

 

Reasons you’ll love working here: 

• Flexibility with Work/Life Balance 
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package 
• 401K with generous company match 
• Climate-Neutral Footprint Worldwide 
• Tuition reimbursement 

 

Summary:

The Production Planner is responsible for the planning of parts and services necessary for the execution of customer orders. Planners provide support for assigned Voith Turbo Divisions.

Planners also provide the logistical expertise necessary to turn sales orders for assigned product lines into invoiced deliveries, meeting both customer expectations as well as company and department goals.

               

Responsibilities:

• Supports the planning team
• Meets the needs of assigned profit centers
• Understands and complies with Company procedures and work instructions
• Support with continuous improvement efforts of the Company procedures and work instructions
• Support with continuous improvement efforts of the facility
• Attends daily standup production meetings if required
• Manages assigned Projects
• Sets up part numbers/item cards
• Supports part numbers/item cards/bill of material maintenance
• Creating manufacturing orders
• Production scheduling
• Material and resource planning
• Planning of purchased parts
• Releasing orders for shipment
• Releasing orders for invoicing
• Maintains order files (sales, service & manufacturing) current and long term
• Interaction and teamwork with other Production Planners, Buyers, Shop and Warehouse employees, Quality Manager, Inspector, Sales department employees, and Finance Department employees

• Interaction with customers as needed.
• Other duties as assigned

 

Qualifications / Specific Skills & Knowledge:                 

• Associate’s degree or equivalent in a technical or business discipline and/or 3-5 years in a company that manufactures or services machinery preferred
• Logistical experience (domestic and/or import/export) preferred.
• Training in lean methodology is a plus
• Good oral and written communication
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks
• Ability to prioritize assignments
• General knowledge of inventory and accounting practices preferred
• General knowledge of office equipment, computers, scanners etc.
• IT literate, high level of accuracy. Knowledge of Microsoft Office, and MRP/ERP systems ( Microsoft Navision a plus )

 

* This job description is not all encompassing, however, is intended to be a general description of the responsibilities of this position.

Voith US Inc. is an EEO/AA/VEVRAA compliant Federal Contractor and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry including people of color, LGBTQI+ community, women, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), Veterans, people of any age or family status. We embrace the competitive advantage that diversity brings and we strive to create a working environment that is inclusive of thought and talent.