Production Planning Assistant

Job Description

Job Purpose

Act as a planning assistant to ensure the production schedule is followed efficiently and effectively to meet on-time objectives. Supports the production team by following a plan to maximize efficiency, resources, and capacity. Responsible for following shop orders from creation to the start of the production process. Generate labels and COAs as needed. Coordinate production workflow for multiple products. Assist the Production Planning Supervisor and fill in as needed.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Assist the production planning supervisor to prioritize and convert daily shop orders for finished goods to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay
• Help maintain IFS database with proper information to support the production process
• Communicate with purchasing, quality control, warehouse and other staff as needed
• Help identify and plan equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand
• Address issues and outages with the planning supervisor when they arise aiming for minimum disruption
• Assist with monitoring shop orders to ensure they will finish on time, providing frequent updates to Management
• Identify and suggest efficiency improvements to Management
• Create, revise, and follow standard operating procedures
• Keep area safe, clean and organized
• Follow all company safety policies and procedures, and immediately report any and all accidents to a manager or supervisor
• Exemplify the LGC core values on a day to day basis
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education, Experience and Technical Skills

• Associate’s degree in a related field, related experience/training or equivalent required
• Ability to use of MS Office and ERP System, preferably IFS
• Proven experience as a production planner preferred
• Ability to calculate equations related to common math, statistics, and chemistry.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication abilities
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize and accurately update customer orders
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Ability to set tasks up and perform tasks simultaneously

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.