Production Planner I

Production Planner

At our STERIS Coon Rapids, Minnesota facility, the Production Planner prepares and schedules Customer product processing and shipping. The planner prepares and schedules dose mapping process runs, calculates product and process bulk densities, and determines optimal product loading configurations. The Production Planner also coordinates with Customers regarding all stages of product scheduling, processing and shipping and assists in the preparation of processing documentation.

This position requires working onsite at our Coon Rapids, Minnesota facility.

The schedule is 7:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday – Friday with occasional later hours until 6 pm during the week or Saturday hours based on business need.

What You'll Do as a Production Planner

• Determines processing priorities by maintaining a master database of Customer deliveries, Customer inventories, and Customer shipments, planning the most economical and optimal schedule considering the Customer requirements, quality standards, and current availability of equipment, materials and manpower.
• Publishes processing schedule by identifying products, process sequences, tests, and completion times including all supporting documentation and instructions.
• Contributes to accurate material handling and processing by maintaining the master inventory database and assisting in the preparation of process run documentation and Certificate of Processing documentation. Completes post process files including reading dosimeters, labelling strip chart, creating certificates, etc. Completes daily dosimetry program verification. Develops and revises product palletization specifications.
• Assists in process discrepancy resolution and corrective action implementation.
• Maintains process schedule continuity by monitoring processing runs and Customer inventory and revises schedule accordingly.
• Resolves scheduling problems by maintaining open and professional lines of communication with Customers and internal production staff.
• Coordinates with Customer by providing timely and accurate processing and shipping status information as required.
• Contributes to more accurate estimation of process cycle times and price quotations by maintaining historical process run database.
• Drives safe working behavior by demonstrating and promoting safe work performance, ensuring effective communications and recognitions, as well as identifying and anticipating safety training needs, and counselling and training employees.
• Communicates in an effective manner by utilizing accepted business practices in a courteous and professional manner to provide timely and accurate responses and service-oriented offers of assistance.
• Maintains professional skills, knowledge and abilities by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications and participating in professional societies.
• Protects company confidential information by properly storing, retrieving and disseminating such information to authorized individuals.
• Contributes to maintaining a safe and clean working environment by reporting any unsafe conditions to facility management.
• Exhibits a commitment to the AST shared values of Customer Satisfaction and Continuous Improvement through ensuring defect-free workmanship, assisting others to meet the Customer's needs, searching for efficient and effective ways to reduce waste, being active and accountable for Customer satisfaction, and satisfying the Customer's needs with a sense of urgency.
• Contributes to a team effort by performing according to the guidelines outlined in the STERIS Code of Business Conduct, the GMP, Lean principles and other directives; supports the directives and decisions of higher-level management and performs other duties as assigned.

The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed

Required:

• High School Diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment.

Preferred:

• Associate's degree and a minimum of two years' experience in supply chain logistics, receiving, or scheduling and planning in manufacturing environment preferred.
• Bachelor's degree is strongly preferred.
• Experience with large scale planning or event coordination, preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in sterilization operations.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in customer relations, strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications including Excel.

Other:

• Ability to effectively read, write and verbally communicate in English.
• Ability to work independently under general guidelines and supervision.
• Effective interpersonal skills as demonstrated through prior experience.
• Requires ability to navigate through defined computer screens.
• Above average organizing and analyzing skills and Level 2 math skills (four basic arithmetic functions in all units of measurement, decimals ratios, rates, percentages) to determine organizational, Customer and regulatory problems and formulate corrective action plans; attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt to changing duties and responsibilities

What STERIS Offers

We value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, wellbeing, and financial future.

Here is just a brief overview of what we offer:

• Market Competitive pay
• Extensive Paid Time Off and added Holidays
• Excellent Healthcare, Dental and Vision benefits
• Long- and Short-Term Disability coverage
• 401(k) with a company match
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Additional add-on benefits / discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement and continuing education programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career

Pay range for this opportunity is $63,750 - $78,750. This position is eligible for bonus participation.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed. Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law.