Production Planner

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 12,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.

Location: Gainesville
Employment Status: Salary Full-Time
Function: Manufacturing
Pay Range: ($54,339.00- $81,508.00)
Target Bonus: %
Req ID: 27415

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Position Summary

Perform production planning and scheduling activities for The Harris Products Group Gainesville facility. Develop and publish accurate and efficient two-week finite production schedules for assigned production lines. Determine and manage optimal finished goods inventory levels to achieve service goals. Submit timely production orders to production cells to maximize asset utilization and labor and ensure delivery of produced products. Achieve desired inventory and customer service levels in a hybrid MTO and MTS manufacturing planning environment.

Key Deliverables

• Maintain safe and injury-free workplace
• Identify, establish, and maintain production planning parameters
• Identify, establish, and maintain inventory planning parameters
• Generate and maintain accurate production orders within ERP
• Plan efficient production plans to maximize utilization of assets and labor
• Ensure inventory availability to customer demand
• Generate cost savings ideas and completion of projects

Key Accountability Metrics

• Environment, Health, and Safety metrics
• Customer Service (OTIF- On Time, In Full)
• Inventory Days of Supply (DSI)
• Inventory Excess and Obsolescence (E&O)
• Inventory Stockout
• Schedule Adherence and Attainment
• Production Line Utilization (%) and Downtime
• Aged Open Production Orders

Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Work closely with internal customers, which includes operations, materials planning, customer service, quality, engineering, and sales
• Determine and manage replenishment strategies in ERP system
• Prepare and issue production orders in a timely manner to production cells
• Coordinate and communicate effectively with operations leadership
• Identify production bottlenecks and recommend solutions to resolve
• Prioritize scheduling of production to meet business objectives
• Communicate with external production service providers to maintain adequate flow of parts required for production
• Track and communicate supply availability and lead times to internal stakeholders
• Analyze inventory and supply issues for root causes and take corrective actions to resolve
• Plan new product and pilot runs on assigned production assets, coordinate with operations, engineering, quality, and master data
• Plan and execute product end of life drawdown of production and inventory to minimize E&O risk
• Maintain effective oversight and disposition of Excess and Obsolescence (E&O) inventory
• Ensure accurate planning master data in ERP system to drive effective use of systems and tools for planning
• Maintain effective communications with all key stakeholders
• Identify opportunities for cost, process and inventory performance improvements
• Other duties may be assigned

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual should be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and or Experience

Required: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations or similar degree with five to seven years’ related experience in a manufacturing environment

Preferred: Master Scheduling, Supply Planning, and/or Inventory Management experience, APICS Certification, Six Sigma or Lean implementation experience

Attributes/Skills Required:

• Strong working knowledge of MRP systems; Prefer SAP ECC or S4 HANA ERP experience
• Working knowledge of APICS practices; Prefer Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE) experience
• Comprehensive knowledge of production scheduling processes and procedures
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage several projects simultaneously
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel and Word; Prefer advanced Excel (Pivot Tables) and some business analytics tool use (Tableau, PowerBI)
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with internal/external customers/suppliers and co-workers; Represent HPG in a professional manner
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Analytical with a proactive “Hands On” approach to problem solving and continuous improvement

Core Competencies Required from Employees

Maintains a Customer Focus – Demonstrating exceptional service to both internal and external customers giving high priority to understanding and satisfying the customer.

Takes Ownership – Demonstrates a continuous drive to achieve superior results and takes responsibility for those results.

Is a Team Player – Has the ability to collaborate effectively with others to achieve common goals. Recognizes situations in which team members need to work together to solve work task at hand.

Uses Sound Judgement / Integrity – Takes action that is well-reasoned, which represents the best interest of the business.

Achieves Quality Results – Flawlessly executes on objectives to ensure the long-term success of the organization.

Language Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations

Ability to write reports and business correspondence

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations

Ability to understand the logic of MRP systems

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described in the Harris Products Group Physical Demand Form are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.