Trade Planner - Structural

Fincantieri Marine Group - Marinette, WI

Full-time - Entry Level

Marinette, WI

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Trade Planner - Structural position at Fincantieri Marinette Marine is a critical role within the Production Planning & Control department. This position is responsible for supporting production by acting as the representative of the planning team. The Planner will identify work order requirements using various systems such as IMS and Baan, and will monitor the completion of these work orders, expediting them as necessary to ensure timely production. The role involves initiating, preparing, estimating, and releasing work orders, ensuring their completeness, and delivering them to manufacturing supervision according to the production schedule. In addition to managing work orders, the Planner will be responsible for ordering and status tracking of materials needed to meet work order requirements. This includes identifying shortages and collaborating with the Warehouse and Purchasing departments to resolve any material issues. The Planner must prioritize and sequence work orders based on schedule, criticality, and material availability, distributing tasks to foremen accordingly. Regular monitoring and reporting of performance by work order and work center is essential, as is effective communication of problems and priorities to the Planning and Scheduling teams. The Planner will also work closely with Manufacturing Management and Scheduling to determine when changes to work sequences are necessary, aiming to limit such changes whenever possible. Collaboration with manufacturing management, trades, and industrial engineers is crucial to document, implement, and standardize best practices across work centers, ultimately improving process performance. Additionally, the Planner will develop and maintain accurate budgeting parameters for the responsible SWBS (Ship Work Breakdown Structure). This role requires adherence to organizational policies and procedures, emphasizing safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Identify work order requirements using IMS, Baan, and shop floor input, monitor work order completion in Planning, and expedite as necessary.
• Initiate, prep, estimate and release work orders, ensure their completeness and deliver to manufacturing supervision, as per the production schedule.
• Order and status material as necessary to meet work order needs and identify shortages, working with the Warehouse and Purchasing to resolve shortages.
• Determine priority and sequence for working in-hand work orders using schedule and criticality information from the IMS, material availability, and other constraints, and distribute to foremen according to sequence.
• Regularly monitor, report, and locally post performance by work order and work center, including official progress, and communicate problems and priorities to Planning and Scheduling.
• Work with Manufacturing Management and Scheduling to determine when work sequence changes are absolutely necessary and to limit sequence changes whenever possible.
• Collaborate with manufacturing management, trades, and industrial engineers to determine, document, implement, and standardize best practices by work center, and to improve process performance.
• Develop and maintain accurate budgeting parametric for responsible SWBS.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 3 years' fundamental knowledge of manufacturing workflow, production processes, and material management practices, or a Bachelor's degree in an Engineering or business-related field, or an Associate's degree in an Engineering or business-related field with at least two years of related experience.
• Basic working knowledge of ERP systems, demonstrated either through work experience or coursework.
• Basic working knowledge of production planning practices.
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• Good math skills.
• Working knowledge of computer office applications, including spreadsheet charting and email.
• Strong Microsoft Office Suites computer skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a heavy industrial environment.
• Familiarity with lean management principles.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Growth-oriented environment
• Health and safety commitment
• Drug-free work environment