Production Planner II/III at MSA, The Safety Company in Murrysville, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

MSA, The Safety Company


Production Planner II/III

US-PA-Murrysville

Requisition ID: 2024-8520
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Global Supply Chain

Overview

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.

Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Use ERP generated reports or planned orders to convert to production plan, acknowledging incoming supply of materials, inventory availability, resource constraints, and internal or external customers' needs.
• Ensure production orders are maintained to provide accurate MRP signals.
• Utilize demand signals from SAP to understand workload per responsible production line and aid the capacity planning process.
• Prioritize production lines by utilizing SAP exception messaging to expedite, de-expedite, reschedule and re-plan assigned work centers based on internal and external customers' dynamically changing needs.
• Work closely with the New Product Development project teams as it relates to master data set up, workload planning, driving demand signals in SAP, and scheduling beta and stock builds to ensure production readiness.
• Ensure execution of production plan through verbal and electronic communication of production schedule to the assigned production supervisor and group leader.
• Communicate any production schedule changes to the product line manager and customer service when necessary.
• Maintain SAP master data including production lead time, MRP settings, MRP relevant material master views, total replenish lead time, repetitive scheduling set up and maintenance.
• Utilize the internal continuous improvement operating system to correctly identify root causes of problems and drive corrective action results.

Qualifications

Special knowledge, skills and abilities required:

• Proven ability to model disciplined execution following detailed standard work, maintaining a high level of attention to detail, driving efficiency, productivity and personal accountability.
• Demonstrated innovative and technological mindset to ensure master data integrity and accuracy, seek out latest industry trends, road-map future technology and champion early adoption.
• Sound ability to make data driven and analytical decisions by identifying trends and opportunities, making problems visible, and utilizing financial acumen to justify investments and influence decisions.
• Proven success in challenging the status quo to drive continuous improvement promoting the use of root cause problem solving, valuing new ideas, inspiring others, and demonstrating effective use of change management principles.
• Proven success in building partnerships, influencing others, and communicating effectively both in verbal and written form, seeking diverse perspectives, and strong emotional intelligence to enable cross functional collaboration.
• Ability to work early to support first shift manufacturing operations.

Education and experience required:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Supply Chain Management, Business, or Logistics related fields
• This position is available at three different career levels based upon experience, education, etc.:
  
  • Level II: 2+ years’ production planning experience. This level will focus on medium to high impact production lines.
  • Level III: 5+ years production planning experience. This level focus on high impact production lines and advanced supply chain complexity.

Education and experience Preferred:

• APICS, CPIM or related accreditation preferred
• Experience using SAP for production planning and inventory control modules
• Production planning in a versatile manufacturing environment

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MSA is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and to providing a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. As such, it is MSA's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of the person's age, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, race, religion, gender, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, veteran's status, genetic information, political affiliation, disabling condition, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. MSA also makes reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who are otherwise qualified to perform a job unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship.

If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to assist you in navigating this career site, let us know.Contact Us MSA is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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Salary:

$100,623.00

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