Production Planner

Company / Location Information

A. O. Smith is a global leader applying innovative technologies and energy-efficient solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment products for residential and light commercial applications. A. O. Smith is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately 12,000 employees at operations in the United States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

 

Hague Quality Water (subsidiary of A. O. Smith) exports water treatment solutions to over 50 countries and is the longest standing water treatment manufacturer in the United States.

Primary Function

Based at our Hague Quality Water manufacturing and office facility in Groveport, OH, the Production Planner will plan and prepare production schedules for manufacture of industrial or commercial products by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities

• Establish and monitor the production schedules and clear-to-build requirements for the facility to achieve customer requirements.
• Acts as a support contact with sales, manufacturing, and logistics, determining resource constraints, and developing plans to achieve customers' needs.
• Reviews computerized inventory of raw materials against present and anticipated sales orders.  Activates reorder points where judgment determines an anticipated shortfall.
• Develops master schedule to meet customer delivery dates
• Coordinates the master production schedule for the facility, reviewing daily to adjust for changes in customer requirements, delay in receiving raw materials, availability of production equipment, etc. 
• Mitigates production schedule changes within frozen time fence
• Participates in daily production coordination meeting that includes representatives from sales, production, shipping, customer service, and purchasing departments.
• Reviews monthly marketing forecasts, and adjusts master schedules accordingly
• Responsible for SIOP process

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 3+ years of related experience. 
• Must have advanced experience in Excel
• Experience in manufacturing, production planning, and materials control function
• Extensive hands-on experience with a computerized production planning system such as SAP
• Professional certification by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS CPIM) is a plus
• Ability to analyze situations and react in a timely manner necessary

We Offer

Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plans which include medical and dental insurance, company-sponsored life insurance, retirement security savings plan, short- and long-term disability programs and tuition assistance.

 

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ADA Statement & EEO Statement

In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

 

 

We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.