Material Planner / Schedule Planner

Material Planner / Schedule Planner

Job Description

As a Materials Specialist, you’ll play a pivotal role in the seamless operation of our manufacturing supply chain. Your expertise will facilitate the timely flow of materials necessary for efficient assembly, service, and inter-factory operations. This position is crucial to maintaining on-time delivery and ensuring the smooth execution of our production schedules.

Key Responsibilities
Supply Chain Management: Coordinate and manage the flow of materials through a complex manufacturing supply chain, ensuring all components are in place for on-time delivery.
Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with cross-functional teams to maintain effective communication channels, fostering a collaborative environment.
SAP-PP Proficiency: Leverage your knowledge in SAP-PP (Production Planning) to optimize scheduling and ensure the achievement of desired delivery metrics.
Scheduling Expertise: Utilize your scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment to develop and implement efficient plans under tight lead times.
Change Control: Demonstrate a foundational understanding of change control concepts to adapt and manage supply chain adjustments effectively.
Legacy Systems Interactions: Engage with legacy material planning systems like CWIS to support service parts fulfillment seamlessly.

Plans and schedules simple (fewer capacity constraints, fewer work centers, fewer process, lower change over complexity) manufacturing processes of all current production and service parts. Schedules requirements for material with regard to the Client Production System including kanbans/triggers, delivery and achievement of the production schedule. May develop line sequencing of options. May provide work direction.

Duties:
Schedules production parts. Schedules service parts. Expedites production and purchased parts. Coordinates needed parts from other client departments. Coordinates and communicates the implementation of engineering and material changes. Assists the production department in manpower planning. Performs general administrative duties as needed to meet administrative support needs. Assists in coordinating the department's inventory integrity and accuracy, including production and scrap reporting.

Qualifications:
Education: 4-year degree in any business-related field.

Experience:
Manufacturing experience is a plus.
Good computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office (Excel).
Open to recent graduates – job is trainable.
Work Location: This position will spend roughly 90% of the time working on their feet on the shop floor.

Additional Information:
This position has the potential of driving a client-owned Gator on the shop floor after successful training completion.

Regarding Driving: This position may drive a client owned Gator inside the factory to get from the office area to a different office area in another part of the factory (all connected and indoors). Worker will need to successfully complete client safety training to be approved to drive this. They will transport their computer or parts/tools. Other workers could ride along if they are going to the same areas due to limited number of available Gators. This would not be driven outside. May also drive their personal vehicle to other facilities within a 20 mile radius. Rental cars are not used for this travel.

Notes:
1st shift position
Hours: Start time between 6 AM 7:30 AM with possible overtime.
Overtime may include extended weekday hours or weekend work.
Candidates must be willing to work off-shift hours if needed.

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.