Production Planner

Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials.

Requirements

• Creates and maintains production schedules, establishes priorities for specific customer orders and revises schedule according to changes in customer requirements.
• Maintain safety stock levels of approved WIP and Finished Goods.
• Facilitates product planning to meet required shipment dates.
• Provides plant work order updates on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis
• Develops an integrated, optimized monthly/weekly production plan based on campaign length considerations, production constraints, and forecasted/dependent demand to maintain plant productivity and on-time delivery.
• Performs daily download of orders and maintains the accuracy of order status in the BPCS system.
• Confers with department supervisors to determine progress of work and adjust schedules as required to achieve specific objectives.
• Provide timely responses to sales in support of customer inquires and quotations, to ensure customer orders are fulfilled in accordance with lead time expectations.
• Work as part of the Supply Chain Team to maximize flow of information and materials throughout the site.
• Maintains and projects a positive attitude in potentially high-stress situations.