Production Planner at Ametek, Inc. in Montevideo, Minnesota

Job Description:

Summary of Position

The Production Planner role controls manufacturing schedule for operations, scheduling machines, materials, and staffing to meet customer requirements. Prepares daily and weekly schedules. Communicates regularly with Sales, Material Control, and Production staff to adjust schedules to accommodate changes in customer priority, machine availability, material availability, or staffing.

Position Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• At least 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment with planning or scheduling experience is preferred.
• Advanced computer skills including Windows Office Suite and ERP systems.
• Attention to detail and accuracy with excellent organizational skills is necessary.
• Exceptional problem-solving, verbal and written communication, and time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to foster teamwork and work well with others.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide communication link between sales demand and production.
• Participate in a daily meeting with operations group outlining the schedule and special activities that are expected in that day.
• Prioritize activities for operations group when schedule conflicts arise and notify sales of impact to customer expectations.
• Ensure upcoming needs are visible and reviewable by the rest of the organization.
• Enter Purchase Orders received from Sales into production schedule.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Supervisors to allocate machine time and trained operator time using available capacity of both to try to meet customer due date request.
• Allocate machine time to maintenance and engineering activities (preventive maintenance, moves, installations, etc.)
• Provide lead-times back to Sales on entered Purchase Orders.
• Generate proposed solutions to expedite requests, computing the impact of each solution proposal offered. Reports requests and proposals to supervisor.
• Generate existing document kits.
• Ensure that all documents needed for production build, packaging, and/or shipment are available and easily accessible.
• Train personnel to proper completion of PC documentation.
• Prepare and submit status and performance reports

Compensation

Salary Minimum: Market

Salary Maximum: Market

Incentive: No

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.0 billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers' most complex challenges. We employ 21,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK (NYSE:AME) is a component of the S&P 500. Visit www.ametek.com for more information.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should call 1 (866) 263-8359.

Nearest Major Market: Minnesota