Planner

How you will make an Impact (Job Summary)

SPX is a diverse team of unique individuals who all make an impact. As the Planner, you will be responsible for responsible planning and scheduling product to meet customer demand within manufacturing environment. This is a hands-on position will analyze capacity and inventory and draw conclusions on how to maximize customer satisfaction and minimize cost.

What you can expect in this role (Job Responsibilities)

While each day brings new opportunities at SPX, your core responsibilities will be:

1. Planning and Scheduling

· Develop production schedules and manage production orders, ensuring accurate scheduling and sequencing of manufacturing.

· Create and add to production schedule manufacturing work orders to build sub-assemblies and finished goods.

· Review MRP schedules, consignment Kanban requirements, and related information and confer with department supervisors to determine material requirements.

· Continuously monitor production progress and adjust schedules as needed to meet customer demands

· Troubleshoot problem situations and coordinate the rearrangement of production schedules with affected departments to supply required assemblies and subassemblies at the proper time

2. Materials & Inventory Support

· Identify material shortages, constraints, other issues that may impact production schedules and coordinate the rearrangement of schedules with affected departments

· Evaluate finished goods demand to determine if components are in house

· Evaluate finished goods demand to determine if all sub-assemblies are built and available

· Address any inventory adjustments by replacing with different scheduled finished goods.

· Monitor in-plant transfer of materials to meet production standards.

· Monitor supplier deliveries to meet production schedules.

· Calculate amount of material required to complete job orders.

3. Manufacturing Support & Continuous Improvement

· Drive improvements in the overall process efficiencies and communications to key stakeholders.

· Work with engineering on any changes to BOMs and ensure all manufacturing work orders reflect recent changes.

· Work with customer service and sales to expedite hot or past due orders

· Thoroughly communicate material shortages to pertinent production team.

· Monitor production capacity utilization and recommend measures to enhance operational efficiency and minimize bottleneck

· Participate in other projects as assigned that relate to the overall goals of the department and

What we are looking for (Experience, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education)

We each bring something to the table, and we are looking for someone who has:

Required Experience

· Prior planning experience in Manufacturing Operations.

• Prior production scheduling experience

Preferred Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience with an ERP Systems, particularly in Planning and Scheduling

· Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills

· Strong experience with Microsoft Office Suite with strong Excel skills

· Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

· Continuous improvement mindset, with a proactive approach to identifying and implementing process enhancements.

· Collaborative mindset, with proven ability to work cross functionally.

Education & Certifications

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree Preferred

· APICS Certification preferred.

Travel & Working Environment

· Office environment with occasional work in a plant/manufacturing environment

· Minimal travel (<10%) that includes visits to other facilities, vendors and training.

· Manufacturing Environment require use of foot, eye and ear protection when in production areas.