Sr. Production Planner I

Position-Sr. Production Planner (Grade 10)

Location-Arden, NC   

About us

BorgWarner is a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions for the vehicle market. We are a company of innovators and independent thinkers that brings together talented employees, meaningful work, and amazing technology in a unique environment. At BorgWarner we constantly work towards our vision of a clean and energy-efficient world.

Our Culture

We believe the health and safety of our employees are a top priority. We care about our local communities and the global environment. BorgWarner promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive environment, honors integrity, strives for excellence, commits to responsibility for our communities and the environment, and builds on the power of collaboration.

Career Opportunities

We manage talent as seriously as we manage our businesses and encourage you to learn about our proud history, strong culture, technologies, and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Start your future with BorgWarner now!  

For a listing of Asheville/Arden openings:  BorgWarner Openings

Pay & Benefits

All positions start at an above market pay rate for that position. Benefits are also above market and include the below for all fulltime employees:

• Day 1 Medical Coverage with potential of no monthly premium
• Onsite Health Clinic for employees and dependents (age 14 and over) at no cost
• Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Coverage
• Tuition Reimbursement Program after 18 months
• Retirement Savings Plan (401k) with a matching program
• Company paid holidays and vacation starting Day 1

Job purpose

The BorgWarner Arden campus offers two world class technical centers and a cutting-edge manufacturing facility that designs and produces turbos, fan, and fan drive components for the automotive industry. The Arden campus offers a multitude of career opportunities and is in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina.

The Production Planner plays a crucial role within the plant, balancing production capacity, inventory levels, and customer delivery schedules to ensure that production planning processes run smoothly and efficiently. This position will work closely with the Master Scheduler, helping to develop the Plants Master Production plan.

Key responsibilities

Production Scheduling:

• Create and maintain production schedules to meet customer demands on time while considering manufacturing efficiency, customer priorities, capacity constraints, upstream material flow, planned downtime, PPAP (Production Part Approval Process), and other internal customer demands.

• Ensure meticulous management of all aspects of production planning with keen attention to detail.
  • Collaborate with customer service to fulfill customer EDI requirements and respond to changes to ensure customer satisfaction.
  • Adapt to changing environments with flexibility and responsiveness to pivot
  • Monitor downtime calendar and incorporate it into the production plan to manage interruptions effectively while ensuring on-time delivery.
  • Populate and update the Clear to Build file with missing parts and follow up with appropriate individuals to obtain necessary information to support the production plan.

Capacity Planning:

• Use SAP to assess production capacity, and dispatch orders to meet production targets without overloading the work center.
• Ensure on-time delivery of finished goods, and WIP by managing production schedules and addressing any delays.
• Make data-centric recommendations for overtime scheduling or propose alternatives in the event of delays.
• Identify and work with manufacturing engineering and team leads to resolve issues with routings to optimize production efficiency and capacity utilization.

Order Coordination:

• Manage production orders daily. Convert and release production orders to achieve customer on time delivery.
• Create transfer orders for materials to support released production orders.
• Escalate order priorities from customer service, denote in shop floor production plan (CM07), communicate with internal and external warehouse team members, and other stakeholders as appropriate to ensure alignment.
• Manage PPAP, and Pre-Production (New Product Launc