Assist scheduling and determining priority of manufacturing jobs for a single department or group of departments towards establishing a pull system; ability to respond well to changes in demand
Support NPD projects to ensure higher win rates and timely execution through proper planning and cross-functional collaboration and communication
Creating and maintaining detailed master production and material plans for the product line to use in driving Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and planning production capacity to support SOP
Runs and controls MRP in order to guarantee the required production flexibility and reach the targeted inventory levels
Analyzes plans, planning documents, modification planning data, in order to apply proper time spans for processing materials, parts, and assemblies and to meet required delivery dates
Reschedules work flow to reflect shifting priorities of departmental loading.
Coordinates with purchasing to obtain and schedule materials based on backlog and production schedules.
Interacts with Operations to resolve difficulties; also partner with Procurement as needed to facilitate inventory levels and optimization initiatives
Manages raw materials inventory levels; maintains inventory accuracy through cycle count based on ABC grouping of part numbers
Follows the physical progress of materials or goods to insure conformance to schedule
Provides status updates of orders to customer service and management
Maintain necessary records and documentationand Assembly, Machine Shop and Assembly and Procurement and Engineering/ Production to maintain an uninterrupted flow of required materials
Performs tasks equal to or exceeding established standards while keeping quality up to acceptable standards
Supports Operations and Quality in critical areas as required or when available