Provide support to the manufacturing floor by creating, scheduling, and managing orders generated by the MRP.
Schedule and coordinate the flow of work within or between departments in manufacturing and between plants to expedite production and material flow.
Establish priorities for specific customer orders, and revise schedule according to work order specifications, availability, or capability of employees, parts, materials, machines, and equipment.
Plan and allocate materials based on prescribed methodology and provide timely delivery to customers.
Ensure materials, supplies, and services are provided by the supplier in support of internal and external customer requirements.
Develop and implement best practices, policies, and procedures, and select alternative methods where appropriate to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction through service, productivity, and cycle time reduction goals.
Drive part deliveries to minimize part shortages while supporting the just-in-time philosophy.
Provide supplier forecasting information from forecast/schedules where required.
Manage and maintain Material Requirements Planning (MRP) parameters to meet inventory strategy.
Analyze inventory levels and meet days on hand (DOH) objectives.
Actively support timely disposition of deviated materials and return-to-vendor of defective parts.
Assist with cycle count, inventory adjustments, and root cause analysis to prevent inventory errors.
Manage or support supplier performance improvement objectives primarily around delivery or quality expectations.
Participate in continuous improvement programs and actively seek continuous improvement opportunities.
Support plant lean, safety, quality, and continuous improvement efforts.
Participate in Annual Physical Inventory.
Maintain and report out assigned metrics such as Work Order On Time to Release (OTR), On Time Delivery (OTD), Aged Work In Progress (WIP), etc.
Interface with Program Personnel for all programs to support new product development activities as required.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
3 years' experience working in a manufacturing setting.