Working closely with the manufacturing team, the Production Planner is responsible for production planning, capacity planning, and scheduling of production following customers’ requirements balanced against factory capacity. The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail, a bias for action, ability to think strategically, and excellent problem solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Essential functions

• Implement and lead work order process and reports.

• Process engineering change notices affecting work orders

• Forecast shipment impact due to material shortages and communicate to factory floor

• Raise critical shortages with buyers/sourcing

• Provide delivery dates for overdue customer orders

• Place subcontract purchase orders

• Analyze and problem-solve root causes for OTD misses; implement corrective action

• Review daily orders entered for appropriate lead time

• Process sales requests for new order delivery for custom special parts, change order notices, orders released from accounting hold, and orders released from Engineering

• Calculate, communicate, and drive lead times for each product line

• Maintain lead times on the web for assigned product lines

• Develop, lead, and facilitate the cross-functional Production, Sales, Inventory (PSI) process for assigned value stream(s)

• Develop, maintain and analyze output forecasting, load and backlog analysis consistent with Sales orders forecast and manufacturing capabilities for assigned value stream (s)

• May be assigned additional projects and responsibilities at the sole discretion of the Operations Manager

Education & experience required

• Associates degree required; Bachelor’s preferred

• Previous work experience, preferably in a manufacturing setting preferred; will consider internships/co-op experience

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Expert EXCEL skills and knowledge (Macros, Pivot Tables, etc.)

• Knowledge of ERP systems, JDE preferred

• Excellent communication skills to effectively interact at various levels within an organization

• Ability to work in cross-functional teams.

  Physical demands / environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently) required to stand/or sit, squat, turn/twist, reach, use hands to: finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls, and computer keyboards.

The employee must /occasionally lift, carry, push or pull up to 10 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures and work space restrictions.

The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud.

Employees will be required to wear the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), which may include: eye, hearing and respiratory protection, protective smock, steel toe shoes, gloves, hard hats, or face shields. Contact lenses may not be allowed in some areas.

The employee must also be willing and able to travel by all forms of transportation.

The duties listed in job descriptions are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific tasks does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

The purpose of this description is to assist in ADA compliance and is not intended for other purposes.

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.

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Gems Setra is an Operating Company within the Precision Technologies platform of Fortive Corporation that designs and manufactures a broad line of premium sensing products including humidity, current, vacuum, energy and pressure sensing instruments. Our products are used in a wide variety of applications within the global HVAC/R, Healthcare, Industrial, and Semiconductor markets.

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