PROD PLANNER I at NSG Glass North America, Inc. in Shelbyville, Indiana

Job Description:

Primary Duties:

• Schedules the production of material through the plant to meet customer requirements and maintains inventory levels


• Optimizes resource planning operations through reduced set ups, family scheduling, etc.


• Identifies and acts on exceptions to demand or production schedule


• Provide information to and coordinates with Purchasing Department to aid in the schedule for consumption of component parts and glass


• Maintains open communication with customers, manufacturing and support personnel, and subcontractors to assure manufacturing plans are clearly understood and fulfilled


• Assists in coordinating engineering changes


• Participates in new product development programs


• Interfaces with NMI/GSC and schedules pre-customer release development runs


• Maintains accurate records and documentation for history and audit purposes


• Supports departmental activities by serving as backup for other Materials positions as required.


• Prepares and publishes daily and weekly schedules


• Develops 12 week plan by part number


• Maintains updated procedures in support of Pilkington Quality System Requirements


• Provides assistance to Purchasing to determine material usage per part for annual blanket order estimation


• Review work in process material status on production floor


• Conduct weekly scheduling meetings


• Minimizes/eliminates obsolete material


• Participates in monthly/annual physical inventories


• Verifies Bill of Material and Routing accuracy


• Maintains the Material Master records


• Conducts all business affairs in accordance with Pilkington’s business philosophy and Standards of Business Conduct


• Responsible for following the Environmental, Quality, and Safety policies.


• Other duties as assigned


• Adherence to NSG Standards of Business Conduct and it’s Values and Principles

 Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field.


• PC proficiency with Microsoft Office software


• Strong written and verbal communications skills


• Good knowledge of plant operations


• Must possess solid analytical skills in forecasting and anticipating production needs and capabilities.


• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of changing situations under stress.


• Strong interpersonal skills requiring the ability to resolve conflicting interests and obtain cooperation.

Qualifications Desired:

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Business or related field


• 3-5 years Materials/Logistics experience


• APICS certification

Skills

• Strategic Thinking


• Analytical


• Good Organizer

Behaviors

• Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject


• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity


• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

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