Planner

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process. Planner Northfield, NH, US Salary Range: $65,000.00 To $80,000.00 Annually EPTAM Precision is looking for a Planner to join our team in Northfield, NH. Join us as we create devices being used in all facets of the medical industry. Our parts are seen in the following areas including; biopharma, molecular diagnostics, robot assisted surgeries, implantable devices, and much more. We look forward to sharing more about how we help the world around us. Since its founding in 1981, EPTAM Precision , a Northfield, New Hampshire-based company, has been a leader in solving the most difficult challenges in component manufacturing and CNC machining of Medical devices. EPTAM Precision in Northfield, NH is the largest North American manufacturer of machined plastic products and assemblies. The professional team comprises over 285 engineers, production specialists, and dedicated quality control experts. The FDA-registered, ISO 13485 center also features comprehensive automated inspection. With 10+ probe and vision coordinate-measuring machines (CMM), EPTAM Plastics can support you with metal-to-plastic conversions, material design support, and design for manufacturability using FMEA practice. EPTAM Plastics is the leader in complex multi-axis plastic machining using 3-, 5-, and 7-axis machine centers, CNC turning, Swiss, milling, routing, sawing, and drilling. We believe that the key to our success is combining world-class machining with our world-class metrology. Partnering those components with our proven processes and exceptional team help us bring the best to our customers and the world. EPTAM Solutions our parent company, with locations throughout the US, is at the heart of manufacturing. We have manufacturing locations nationwide. We recognize our parts touch lives, and our teams assume this responsibility with vigor. Our minds never sleep. POSITION SUMMARY: The Planner is primarily responsible for the following: Creating, maintaining, and monitoring the production schedule to meet customer requirements. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Create and maintain daily and weekly production schedules for assigned machines, work centers, products, or value streams. Convert customer orders, forecasts, backlog, and inventory requirements into production plans. Sequence work to optimize machine utilization, labor, setups, tooling, materials, and workflow, adjusting when necessary. Establish and communicate planned start, completion, and ship dates. Monitor production progress and adjust schedules based on actual performance, material availability, capacity constraints, quality issues, and changing priorities. Balance work across machining, secondary operations, inspection, outside Processing, and finishing. Use ERP/MRP systems to verify material availability and maintain accurate work-order dates, quantities, priorities, and statuses. Identify material shortages, capacity constraints, and delivery risks. Coordinate corrective actions with the appropriate teams. Develop recovery plans for late orders, equipment downtime, quality holds, labor constraints, and material shortages. Expedite critical orders through production, inspection, outside processing, and shipping. Provide the Sales team with accurate lead times, confirmation dates, shipment projections, and recommit dates. Participate in backlog, capacity, customer-priority, sales, and operations planning meetings. Monitor schedule adherence, on-time delivery, backlog, work-in-process, shortages, and capacity utilization.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

Support improvements to production flow, inventory levels, planning processes, ERP data, and scheduling tools. Communicate all pertinent issues and concerns to the Procurement/Production Control Manager before they affect customer commitments. Represent the company, as required, during customer, internal and ISO audits, as well as FDA inspections. Understand the sensitivity of the data handled by systems under your control and take appropriate measures to protect it.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree preferably with a major in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, Manufacturing or related field. EXPERIENCE : 2-5 years relevant planning, scheduling, production control, materials management, or supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment, equivalent combinations of education and experience accepted OR demonstrated ability to execute the Essential Functions for this position. Internships and PT experience acceptable. Experience within a manufacturing, medical device company or other similarly regulated manufacturing environment preferred. LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS AND/ REGISTRATIONS: APICS, CPIM, CSCP, or a related supply chain certification preferred, not required. #J-18808-Ljbffr Eptam Plastics, Inc.