Production Planner

Production Planner

At PennEngineering, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. You can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and belonging are shared values. We're committed to fostering an environment for every employee that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

PennEngineering is seeking a motivated, excited, individual to be a part of Winston Salem Team. As the Production Planner at PennEngineering, you'll collaborate with teams that do truly amazing things.

This position develops and maintains production schedules for assigned product families that will meet customer requirements as well as adhere to company designated inventory objectives. Successfully meeting this goal will require frequent coordination and cooperation with other functional areas, including Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Sales, Marketing, Quality and the Tool Room.

Join us as we build the future in Manufacturing and Engineering!

Perks and Benefits:

• Medical & Employer Paid: Dental and Vision
• Parental Leave
• 401k and Employer Match
• Paid time off and holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid On the Job Training
• Performance incentive bonuses
• Community Volunteering
• Talent Referral Bonus Program
• Employee Centric Culture
• Company Provided Technology (laptop, phone, monitors for office and home environment)

What You Will Do:

• Analyze customer demand and create a plan to satisfy requirements utilizing information in JDE and planning reports.
• Develop and maintain an effective communication process that informs sales personnel of potential discrepancies between our supply plan and the customer requirements.
• Release work orders in a timely manner that will ensure adherence to the supply plan.
• Work with manufacturing personnel to ensure on time completion of the shop floor schedules and initiate the resolution process for any capacity problems that occur.
• Monitor outside process suppliers to ensure on time completion of purchase orders.
• Source product from other PEM facilities to support supply plan.
• Track past due and on time shipments for assigned product families.
• Responsible for additional projects such as:
  • Developing action plans for scheduling new processes.
  • Updating the manufacturing outlook as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business preferred.
• Five (5) years of manufacturing systems experience.
• Basic knowledge of MRP principles.
• Multi-process experience strongly preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft office.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Physical Requirements:

• Visual acuity to work on computers
• Ability to travel by air, as well as other conventional modes of transportation.