Production Planner

Production Planner

With over 100 years' accumulated experience, ZIEHL-ABEGG is the world leading fan and motor manufacturer. We are the proven leader in the fan and ventilation market, providing innovative and energy efficient solutions to our business partners and customers. The purpose of this role is to purchase goods, materials, and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met, considering price, quality, and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply. Utilize technical and project management skills to ensure product on time delivery to our customers.

Your Main Responsibilities Will Be:

• Allocate special items such as labor, supplies, and tooling to customize manufacturing order.
• Create Manufacturing Orders either from a standard bill of materials, or from scratch without previously defined components.
• Use Bills of Material with Routing Details through Work Centers to guide shop floor operations.
• Create and print cost estimates based on the unit cost of known components and the estimated cost of provisional items.
• Compare projected manufacturing cost with the actual cost for accurate analyses of productivity and profitability.
• Monitor and maintain inventory levels, ordering new items as needed to keep the inventory fully stocked and supplied
• Ensure uninterrupted supply chain and supporting production with materials to resume production
• Issue internal procurement requests
• Purchase items for daily operation of company.
• Associate jobs with manufacturing orders for detailed cost analysis.
• Allocate special items such as labor, supplies, and tooling to customize manufacturing order.
• Attach files and pictures to W/O's to provide unlimited amounts of online documentation.
• Analyze standard, projected, and actual job costs with performance variances.
• Create detailed manufacturing order pick lists.
• Record scrap resulting from specific W/O processing.
• Expedite and close W/O's at any time with automatic cleanup of partially committed material.
• Transfer completed items directly to the finished goods inventory.
• All other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Experience working with an MRP/ERP system
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Associate degree in Mechanical Engineering or Supply Chain. (beneficial)
• 3-5 years' work experience in a production environment
• Time management
• Excellent communication skills
• Detail oriented
• Technical knowledge and/or background
• Project Management experience
• Familiar with metric system
• Analytical understanding
• Detailed oriented character with good communication skills
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (~10%)

We Offer:

• Tuition Reimbursement Program- We encourage team members to continue their education to support their current or future work.
• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including Health, Dental and Vision options.
• Company-paid Life insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability insurance, and Parental leave.
• 401(k) retirement account with a generous company match
• Phenomenal work life balance offering twenty (20) days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per calendar year.
• Holidays totaling eleven days (11) per calendar year including a floating holiday of employee's choice.
• Career advancement and training opportunities
• We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and are dedicated to providing an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and supported.
• EEO compliant employer