Production Planner

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Astec is a global, environmentally focused infrastructure and manufacturing company of asphalt road building and aggregate processing. Our mission is to design and build the most innovative products for the industries we serve. Leveraging innovative solutions and technologies, we serve customers all over the world.

Overview

The Production Planner will create and maintain manufacturing schedules, work with sales, engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing to maintain a production plan. The Production Planner will do capacity planning, set lead times, and maintain all aspects of the facility schedule. The Production Planner will lead production meetings and daily schedule update meetings to effectively communicate and plan the facility.

Responsibilities

• Forecast and manage ramp-up and ramp-down planning for New Product Introductions, balancing demand, capacity, and inventory risk
• May lead a small team of planners or serve as planning representative on cross-functional teams
• Lead planning process improvement projects
• Develop strategic plans for implementing and improving ERP system use
• Schedule usage of production materials to ensure optimal production levels
• Produce reports based on findings and performance of production
• Determine manpower, equipment, and raw materials needed to cover production demand
• Create and maintain all production schedules for the facility
• Plan and slot all work orders, set capacities and lead times, and verify delivery dates
• Collaborate with all departments to maintain required information and keep everyone informed of schedule additions and changes
• Draw up master schedule to meet shipping dates according to sales forecasts or customer orders
• Analyze production specifications and capacity data to determine manufacturing processes, tools, and human resource requirements
• Utilize ERP systems (experience with Visual ERP or similar) preferred
• Ensure attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Support planned introduction of Visual ERP scheduling
• Continually seek ways to improve processes and workflows to drive positive change
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities
• Support department and company goals by achieving set targets
• Promote Astec's core values
• Follow company policies, procedures, and safety rules at all times

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Our Culture and Values

Astec employees embody the values below in their work :

Equal Opportunity Employer

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Astec does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender (sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, citizenship status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law or executive order.

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