The Planning Manager is responsible for maintaining and guiding all production control activities including Demand Planning, Production Planning and Scheduling and Inventory Management.
Manage/develop the production build plan, including daily, weekly, and monthly scheduling and run requirements for all departments. Manage and maintain scheduling activities, ensuring all sales orders entered align for best fit into the production environment. Adjust scheduling needs accordingly and clearly communicate to all necessary departments/individuals when adjustments must be made to meet customer and production demands. Maintain/manage backlog report. Develop and negotiate lead times with commercial and operations teams based on customer requirement and material, labor and machine capabilities. Develop positive relationship with operations and commercial teams to meet customer demand and productivity goals. Use databases and analytic tools (KPI’s) to understand and measure daily production activities. In the event of a deviation from standard, work with Production Managers to establish root cause and corrective actions to maintain expected production rates. Review production requirements daily and work with all associated departments to communicate (or lead associated parties to communicate) all necessary updates. Evaluate current production processes and recommend improvements. Assist is determining manpower and raw materials needed to cover production demand. Develop capacity planning tools and monitor plant capacity to ensure the optimal level of production capability is available to meet forecasted demand. Improve job/parts scheduling to position the company for using MRP within the ERP system. Manage and lead inventory activities, including monthly and quarterly cycle counts. Work to reduce excess and obsolete or slow-moving inventory yet also ensuring availability of necessary material. Manage production control staff to meet the needs of order release and production as well as associated operational administration activities required for daily operation. Lead biweekly production and backlog meetings. Special projects as assigned to improve efficiency and reporting within Planning function.
Education/ Experience:
Bachelor’s degree preferred Proven experience as Production Planner (5+ years) Experience in MRP (Microsoft D365 a plus)
Qualifications: Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ERP systems Excellent communication abilities Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
Company Benefits:
• 2 Medical Plan Options - Base HSA (High Deductible) and Buy-Up
Medical Plans
• Prescription (Rx) Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 2 Dental Plan Options - Base Dental and Buy-Up Dental Plans
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA’s)
• Health Care FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Company Paid Base Life Insurance
• Company Paid Accident, Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Company Paid Business Travel Accident Insurance
• Company Paid Disability Insurance
▪ Short-Term Disability (STD) and Base Long-Term Disability (LTD)
Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Voluntary Hospital, Accident & Critical Illness (Cancer) Insurance
• 401(K) Retirement Plan with 50% Company Match
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Vacation and Personal/Sick Time
• Paid Grandparent Leave
• Paid Bonding Leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Education Assistance (Tuition Reimbursement)
About Wastequip
Wastequip got its start in 1989 with containers and compactors. But, today, we have evolved into so much more than just a manufacturer of high-quality steel containers and compactors. We are the waste industry’s only All-in-One solutions provider – from carts and containers to collect waste to hoists and trash trucks to move the waste to parts, service and technology to keep your operation running smoothly.
While we’re proud to be North America’s leading manufacturer of waste handling equipment, we are equally proud to be a driving force for enhanced sustainability across the waste industry. We are consistently striving to improve our own operations while making it easier for our customers to do the right thing – building a brighter future for all.