Production Planner

Key Responsibilities

Core Duties

• Develop and maintain production schedules for extrusion press operations, ensuring optimal job sequencing and utilization.
• Coordinate press loading and scheduling to meet all customer delivery commitments.
• Evaluate and release production jobs, ensuring correct routing, sizing, and alignment with downstream processes.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to balance priorities and resolve scheduling constraints.
• Monitor job progress and adjust schedules proactively to mitigate delays and maintain delivery performance.
• Own and manage billet requirements, ensuring alignment with production schedules and shipment targets.
• Track all production jobs within ERP systems (e.g., Oracle) for accuracy and visibility.
• Create and manage shortage, sample, and trial orders as required.
• Apply production overages and salvage materials to reduce waste and cost.
• Process engineering and customer change orders impacting production jobs.
• Provide timely reporting and status updates to Production and Supply Chain leadership.
• Contribute to forecasting efforts through accurate production input and data analysis.

Continuous Improvement & Collaboration

• Support planning department initiatives to improve scheduling efficiency, throughput, and delivery performance.
• Identify opportunities to optimize flow, reduce bottlenecks, and improve overall process effectiveness.

Safety & Compliance

• Promote a strong safety culture by adhering to all safety policies and encouraging safe work practices.
• Ensure all actions and decisions support a safe working environment and regulatory compliance.
• Support equal employment practices in alignment with company policies and legal requirements.