Production Planner 2nd Shift

Location: Waukesha, WI

Duration: 12 months+ contract

Schedule: core hours: 3pm-11pm
OT: up to 10 hours a day and every other weekend
Orientation is the first week on 1st shift
Training can be up to 2 weeks on 1st Shift

Job Details:

Essential Responsibilities:

• You will establish, maintain and ensure proper execution of a valid production schedule for all items, and is responsible for level loading daily production schedules through analyzing resource capacity and other constraints to optimize through-put, while minimizing manufacturing cycle time, inventory, and achieving on-time delivery goals.
• You will demonstrate strong interpersonal skills through effective communication and coordination with multiple functional groups (including Operation, Customer Service, Finance, and Purchasing).
• The Production Scheduler will assist the Master Production Scheduler (MPS) in determining and maintaining forecast and safety stock levels.
• You will direct daily workflow (WIP – “work in process”) through analysis of reports and input from cross-functional teams.
• You will align and sets priorities for resources and shared resources across factory to maximize efficiency and material flow to ensure customer ship schedules on time.
• You will accumulate daily parts/material information to analyze and establish dates to meet and exceed customer delivery requirements.
• You will communicate with cross-functional teams including Customer Service, Engineering, Quality, Operations and Purchasing.
• You will own metrics of manufacturing cycle time (OTTC), through-put, past due order reduction, and on-time delivery.
• You will participate in and lead business processes improvement events such as Continuous Improvement Framework, kaizens and workshops in order to improve processes and reduce waste.
• You will assist in the development and implementation of procedures and techniques which will improve the scheduling function.
• You will actively participate in process improvement and creation/adhering to standard work.
• You will establish optimal inventory levels to achieve desired service, while utilizing just in time inventory management philosophies.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Must be legally authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship.
• Relocation is not offered for this position. Candidates must reside within a 50-mile radius of the Waukesha, WI site to be considered for this opportunity.

Preferred Qualifications:

• APICS CPIM Certification.
• Proficiency in SAP ECC/MRP planning and/or purchasing modules.
• Demonstrated experience with Lean/Six Sigma principles utilizing: consignment, pull systems, Kanban
• Proven analytical, problem solving, project management and facilitation skills.
• Expert knowledge with Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of institutional problem-solving tools/processes such as cycle time reduction and process improvement tools: Six Sigma DMAIC methodology, Kaizen, DOE, Pareto Charts, Statistical process control, Process mapping, Tree diagrams, Root cause analysis, Analytical software programs.

Position Criteria:

• Strong ethics, values and the ability to influence others’ decision making.
• Ability to manage multiple projects/activities; results driven.
• Knowledge of product and manufacturing process.
• Process-oriented and ability to contribute to continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Solid computer skills.
• Understanding of problem solving methods (A3, 8D, root cause analysis).
• Knowledge of Continuous Improvement, Lean or six sigma.
• Detail oriented.
• Excellent verbal, written, and analytical skills
• Must have high level of discretion and ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately
• Ability to understand, interpret and easily communicate and align policies and practices to the Company Philosophy & Values and Code of Ethics