Production Planner

Mission:

To assist the Master Scheduler in maintaining a valid and realistic Master Production Schedule supporting the Business Unit Sales, and customer orders. To insure effective communication on schedules is coordinated with Sales, Planning, Manufacturing and Engineering.  The main purpose of this job is to assist in meeting on time delivery to the customer, process router changes, fix delivery dates based on span changes and modify Bill of Materials. Individuals assigned to the Alloy Service Center (ASC) will be responsible for shipping, receiving and managing all inventory required to support production.

Principal Accountabilities:

1. Master Schedule:

            Objective: To assist the Master Scheduler in maintaining and adhering to the Master Schedule, supporting the Business Unit plan and meeting customer delivery.

2. Delivery Service Report:

            Objective: To regularly communicate to the Master Scheduler, Planners, Manufacturing and Engineering regarding changes in process routers including span time and cost.

3. Weekly Delivery Measurements:

           Objective: To regularly enter changes in process routers in Visibility for efficiency in span time and cost.

            Typical Activities:

1. 1. Works with Engineers in initiating changes in process routers.
   2. Ensures that delivery dates are properly modified due to changes in the master router or lot specific changes.
   3. May maintain and publish throughput reports for the Alloy Service Center and the Outside processing of Ti revert.

4. Monthly and Quarterly Shipping Schedules:

         Objective: Assist the Master Scheduler in putting together weekly, monthly and quarterly shipments plans. Takes a proactive role in helping to meet customer delivery requirements.

         Typical Activities:

1. 1. Constructs and maintains weekly, monthly and quarterly shipping plans using Excel spreadsheet.
   2. Identifies issues early in the quarter and works in a manner to remove shipping barriers.
   3. Communicates issues to the Master Scheduler on a daily basis regarding router and span changes which affects shipping dates.

 5. Inventory Generalist (Alloy Service Center Responsibility):

         Objective: Ship, receive and manage all inventory for the Alloy Service Center

Qualifications:

1. Associate (two year) degree preferred but will consider those with equivalent work experience.
2. Minimum four years related professional experience with at least two of those years related to a Planner/Scheduler/Analyst position.
3. Demonstrated good oral and written presentation skills.
4. Highly self-motivated and able to work independently.
5. Demonstrated good organizational skills.
6. Must be proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Visibility.
7. Positive mental attitude and ability to work well in a team environment.

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability – not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.