Wika Alexander Wiegand SE - San Marcos, CA
posted 16 days ago
About the position
The primary responsibility of the Production Order Planner is to accurately schedule orders to ensure On Time Delivery. This includes printing work orders that highlight key data and delivering them to the appropriate area. The planner will keep track of delayed shipments to notify the manager and sales, and must understand the products while working with product engineers and other departments to ensure smooth processes. The planner is expected to know each product's production path, cell workloads, and throughput time/process. Additionally, the planner will learn and become fluent with the ERP system (D365). They will generate open sales order lines reports and ensure that products are moving according to schedule. Communication with other departments and Production Engineers is essential to ensure that the information driving due dates is accurate and achievable. The planner will work with the Production Inventory Planner to ensure parts availability and will communicate and help resolve any issues that keep orders from processing within the given time. The planner will also serve as a backup for the Production Inventory Planner and assist Production Engineers in maintaining job schedules. Other duties may be assigned by the Director of Operations.
Responsibilities
- Accurately schedule orders to ensure On Time Delivery
- Print work orders highlighting key data and deliver to appropriate area
- Keep track of delayed shipments and notify manager and sales
- Understand products and work with product engineers and other departments
- Know each product's production path, cell workloads, and throughput time/process
- Learn and be fluent with ERP (D365)
- Generate open sales order lines report and ensure products are moving according to schedule
- Communicate with other departments and Production Engineers to ensure accurate and achievable due dates
- Work with the Production Inventory Planner to ensure parts availability
- Communicate and help resolve issues keeping orders from processing on time
- Serve as backup for Production Inventory Planner
- Assist Production Engineers to maintain job schedules
- Perform other duties as requested by Director of Operations
Requirements
- High School diploma / GED or equivalent
- Ability to work as a TEAM PLAYER in a TEAM ATMOSPHERE
- PC computer literate and knowledgeable in Excel
- Ability to interface with the company's ERP system
- Ability to learn Mensor/D365 and products/processes
- Capable of setting own schedule with occasional supervision
- Effective communication skills to convey issues to management, Production Technicians, and Engineers
- Ability to anticipate problems, devise plans, and execute them
