- Plans, prepares, issues, and controls production schedules and material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials to meet production requirements.
- Develops and maintains reports relating to process, product and operation on-time performance.
- Works daily with peers and superiors developing the maturity of the production planning systems in support of business goals and a continuous improvement initiative.
- Correlates planning and scheduling of orders with machine loading and labor availability to obtain optimum utilization of equipment, efficient allocation of labor, and on-time delivery of products.
- Evaluates production statistics and their impact to the production schedule.
- Revises and reschedules shop orders when necessary.
- Performs physical counts of raw material and work in process (WIP) inventory, identifying and solving inventory variances.
- Responsible for planning, releasing, monitoring, rescheduling, updating and closure of assigned work orders.
- Assist Manufacturing Engineering in the nesting and creation of bills of manufacturing/materials.
- Attend regular Operations meetings to develop priorities which are in line with Sales requirements.
- Capture necessary communication on BOM to be relayed to Operations through w/o release.
Minimum of three years’ production planning, scheduling, and material control experience in a steel manufacturing environment or comparable equivalent.Proficiency with sheet metal Nesting using CAD programs.Deep knowledge of steel forming processes & Machines concept.Effective written and oral communication, organization, and interpersonal skills; ability to review and interpret concepts and to communicate necessary actions and requests clearly and concisely.High regard for respect in the workplace with good ethical and moral judgment.Ability to be flexible in a dynamic work environment.Extensive knowledge of Bill of Manufacturing/Materials structures and routings.Knowledge of Production and Purchasing functions in a Manufacturing Environment.