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The Material Planner is the central communication liaison between the customer, production and purchasing departments and is responsible for the planning of production schedules at Gen3. The Material Planner is responsible to use the system tools to establish a production schedule that will achieve our customers goals and our internal goals. The Material Planner will coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments according to production schedules. Duties include: reviewing and distributing production, work, supplier material releases and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or material requirements or material priorities.
TEAM MEMBER PERKS:
- Competitive salary
- Monday – Thursday 10-hour days
- 2 weeks PTO after 90 days
- Insurance benefits begin on start date
- 401k with employer match
- Casual work environment – Jeans everyday
- Brand new facility - temperature controlled
- Tuition reimbursement
- Safety toe footwear allowance of $120 annually
- Open door policy – come on in and share your ideas!
- Great TEAM environment
- Closed with holiday pay the week of July 4th and the week between Christmas and New Year
- Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.
- Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules.
- Confer with department supervisors or other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes.
- Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, or engineering.
- Confer with Gen3 personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays.
- Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.
- Provide guidance while evaluating schedule related contractual requirements and impact to organization.
- Ensures planning best practices (VMI, SIOP, AI Forecasting) are evaluated and implemented as applicable.
- Record production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, or quality control measures.
- Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, or customer information, so that status reports can be completed.
- Compile and prepare documentation related to production sequences, transportation, personnel schedules, or purchase, maintenance, or repair orders.
- Contact suppliers to verify shipment details.
- Plan production commitments or timetables for business units, specific programs, or jobs, using sales forecasts.
- Establish and prepare product construction directions and locations and information on required tools, materials, equipment, numbers of workers needed, and cost projections.
- Provide documentation and information to account for delays, difficulties, or changes to cost estimates.
- Approval authority and primary owner of all QMS documents related to planning, and planning standard work.
- Maintains system supported capacity analysis.
- Any other requests or requirements determined by the supervisor.