Trade Planner - Structural

POSITION SUMMARY

The purpose of this position is to support production as the representative of Production Planning & Control. The functions of this position include; monitoring work requirements, schedules and existing production constraints; estimating production work at a work center level; working with Production supervision to ensure optimal use of resources; establishing effective work sequences, ordering the required planning information and materials; measuring, posting, and reporting process performance for the area; progressing work, and helping to define best practices and performance standards and improve process performance. Ability to fulfil Planner 1 duties identified in Planner Matrix.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify work order requirements using IMS, Baan, and shop floor input, monitor work order completion in Planning, and expedite as necessary.
• Initiate, prep, estimate and release work orders, ensure their completeness and deliver to manufacturing supervision as per the production schedule.
• Order and status material as necessary to meet work order needs. Identify shortages and work with the Warehouse and Purchasing to resolve shortages.
• Determine priority and sequence for working in-hand work orders using schedule and criticality information from the IMS, material availability, and other constraints, and distribute to foremen according to sequence.
• Regularly monitor, report, and locally post performance by work order and work center, including official progress, and communicate problems and priorities to Planning and Scheduling.
• Resolve outstanding material and information issues preventing close out of work orders near completion.
• Work with Manufacturing Management and Scheduling to determine when work sequence changes are absolutely necessary and to limit sequence changes whenever possible.
• Work with manufacturing management, trades and industrial engineers to determine, document, implement, and standardize best practices by work center, and to improve process performance.
• Develop and maintain accurate budgeting parametric for responsible SWBS.
• Help organize, manage, and control work and improve performance; ongoing.
• Establish and communicate production priorities and report process performance; daily.
• Help document best practices and define performance standards and improve performance; monthly.
• Clarify work content and schedules and provide feedback from the shop floor to improve production plans; daily.
• Report production area performance and activities to support production, and to seek upper-level support when required; weekly.
• Explain the production plan and performance for the work area; occasionally.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

No Supervisory responsibilities.