Senior APU Manufacturing Planner - Big Lake, MN:
Position Title: Senior APU Manufacturing Planner.
Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering or Business or equivalent combination of work experience and education. Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing planning roll using an ERP based planning system.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in a precision machine shop environment.
Experience working within a ISO / Medical devise environment.
LEAN / Six Sigma training and demonstrated application.
APICS course work toward CPIM or CIRM certification.
Location: Big Lake, MN.
Job Type: Full-Time.
Remote: No. On-site in Big Lake, MN.
Schedule: Monday-Friday (as needed due to business).
Salary: Based on experience: $90K-$110K/annually, plus bonus potential and benefits.
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, 401K and PTO.
Relocation: Not offered.
Sponsorship: Not available.
Position Summary:
The Senior APU Manufacturing Planner will develop and accurately maintain production schedule for assigned APU (Autonomous Production Unit). This position is responsible for understanding the flow of work inside assigned area to identify, resolve or otherwise escalate risk associated with achieving on-time delivery. This position will communicate customer order promise delivery date and planned shipments dates to ensure backlog/ financial shipping projections are accurate. This position will manage the day-to-day movement of product through outside services to meet on time customer delivery. This position will be responsible to monitor and adjust MRP scheduling parameters to optimize manufacturing flow.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and maintain accurate production schedules to meet committed ship dates using appropriate ordering strategies (MRP, Kanban, etc.). Release manufacturing orders, monitor production schedules and expedite the flow of materials and orders to ensure ship dates are met. Engage in effective collaboration to resolve any current or potential issues.
Accurately communicate order delivery and shipment dates. Report risk associated with sales revenue and create appropriate recommendations for resolution. Work collaboratively to deploy risk reduction plans to achieve shipment goals and escalate as necessary.
Collaborate with APU members to develop tools and procedures to maximize facility and equipment utilization, improve quality, and implement process improvements.
Assist in the management of inventory levels, including monitoring assigned shop orders and inventory items to ensure objectives are met.
Assess the impact of New Product Development and Engineering Change Orders. Execute and monitor as required.
Identify continuous improvement opportunities and initiate efforts to support LEAP principles including the deployment of alternate and optimized planning methods within the ERP system or MRP processes.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering or Business or equivalent combination of work experience and education
Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing planning roll using an ERP based planning system
Proficient PC skills in a Windows environment
Intermediate to Advanced level MS Excel skills to include the use of linked spreadsheet, pivot tables, and v-lookup functions.
Able to navigate web/ internet-based order management systems.
Ability to work fluidly to improve performance of the APU or Department
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in a precision machine shop environment.
Experience working within a ISO / Medical devise environment.
LEAN / Six Sigma training and demonstrated application.
APICS course work toward CPIM or CIRM certification.
The - Most - qualified candidate will also possess the following:
Advance education in Supply Chain or Manufacturing Engineering.
Advanced education or job experience applying analytical skills to focus on data-based problem identification resulting in root cause problem identification and resolution.
Lean / Six Sigma Black Belt with 2 years of work experience in manufacturing environment.
Compensation and Benefits Overview:
Starting Pay Range for this position is $90,000-$110,000 annually. This position is eligible to participate in the company's bonus program.
Minimum pay rates offered will comply with applicable county or city regulations if they exceed the listed range. Actual pay rates are determined based on various factors, including but not limited to, local labor market conditions, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language proficiency, and other job-specific qualifications.
Employees and their families are eligible to participate in a comprehensive benefits package, including company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts (FSA), health savings accounts (HSA), voluntary benefits, supplemental life/AD&D insurance, and the company's 401(k) plan. Additional benefits include access to an employee assistance program (EAP) for employees and household members, long-term disability coverage, and short-term disability for full-time employees.
Full-time and Part-time employees receive Paid Time Off (PTO) based on years of service, as well as paid holidays, personal holidays and MN Safe and Sick Time.
Disclaimers:
This job description should not be interpreted to be a complete list of all the duties and responsibilities performed by the jobholder. To maintain organizational flexibility, management has the discretion to add, drop or change at any time the duties, responsibilities and expectations of this job.
This job description does not constitute an offer of employment, continuous employment or an employment contract. We are an at-will employer and either you or the employer may terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any legal reason or for no reason.
We are an equal opportunity employer:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Pay Details: $90,000.00 to $110,000.00 per year
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Military connected talent encouraged to apply
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