Production Planner (swing shift) Details

Production Planner (swing shift)

Simpson Strong-Tie - Stockton, CA

Employment Type : Full-Time

Description

HOW WE'RE MAINTAINING A SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT

These are some of the ways we're maintaining a safe work environment at Simpson Strong-Tie.

• Sanitizing: Increased cleaning and disinfecting of facilities
• Temperature Testing: Regular temperature testing
• Hand Sanitizer and Wipes: Providing hand sanitizer and wipes throughout our facilities
• Face Coverings: Providing face coverings for employees
• Social Distancing: Maintaining 6 feet of distance
• Limited Guests and Vendors: Limiting guests and vendors to those who are essential only
• Extended Sick Pay: Encouraging employees to stay home when sick
• Travel: Banning the use of public transportation for business purposes, when possible

BE A MAKER

At Simpson Strong-Tie, there’s a common thread connecting the people who work here: the drive to make things better and figure out how to get it done. We call it the Maker mindset. For over 60 years, our employees have fostered a collaborative workplace where people are engaged in creative thinking from the first day on the job onward. No matter what role you’re in — from production, to sales, to engineering — you’ll contribute to the growth and success of the company by having a Maker mindset.

When you think of the best a family has to offer — support, collaboration and respect — that's what we value. When there's a win, we'll cheer you on. When there's a snag, coworkers step in to help you out. Working on solutions together is just the way we do things here, and that creates an atmosphere that often feels like home.

You'll work alongside talented, passionate, dedicated, humble and genuinely kind people who are all contributing to our shared mission: to provide solutions that help people design and build safer, stronger structures. It's this mission and our strong people-focused values that have made Simpson Strong-Tie a unique place to work — a place where you can connect, create and build your career. We invite you to learn more about our culture and why our employees are our most loyal customers.

YOU

You want to be an important member of a strong team of other makers who take pride in their work and support each other. As the Production Planner, you will support the customer and the business by developing schedules that drive world-class customer satisfaction and inventory levels. You will collaborate with all key stakeholders and functions to execute the needs of the business around on time delivery and lean inventory levels in fabrication. That’s year one. If career growth is important to you, we not only know how to help you with that, it’s what we love to do: https://youtu.be/PUqzuWryYcU.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING (% of Time)

Lead, organize and direct scheduling activities for fabrication. Work with the production team to establish sequence and lead time of each production operation to meet customer requirements. Oversee the generation of work orders and production schedules for the movement of inventory through the production process and including work order closing and posting including but not limited to HDG, PC and specials. (60%)

Analyze and report on production status and activities, create daily reports, identify and address issues for minimal disruption to production activities. (20%)

Work with purchasing to ensure on-time delivery of raw materials in accordance to MRP schedules. Work as a key team player with operations, procurement and technical personnel to address production demands and resolve issues. (10%)

Manage finished goods, components and WIP inventory levels in PROD. Satisfy customer requirements, deliver on commitments, working capital and optimize inventory turns. (10%)

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

If you can do everything listed above, you’ve got what it takes. Perhaps some of the following would be helpful too:

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred.
• APICs certification is preferred.
• 3 years of experience developing and implementing scheduling strategies that ensure supply stability and responsiveness to meet customer requirements for various global markets; or equivalent combination of education and training.
• 3 years of thorough knowledge of ERP/MRP systems. (SAP a plus)
• Clearly exchanges thoughts, ideas and messages through written, verbal and non-verbal methods that promote an understanding with the target audience. Creates accurate and punctual reports, shares information and ideas with others in a timely manner. Listens carefully and attentively.
• Is attentive to detail and accuracy, performs quality work, continuously looks for improvements, finds root cause of problems, owns/acts on problems, seeks opportunities to increase effectiveness and efficiency.
• Meets commitments, works independently, accepts ownership of projects and outcomes, takes personal responsibility and sets objectives/standards, stays focused under pressure, meets attendance/punctuality requirements, shows a sense of urgency about getting results.
• Able to apply basic Algebra and Geometry concepts. Able to add, subtracts, multiply, and divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimal equivalents.
• Ability to deal with problems with many variables in standardized and non-standardized situations.
• Ability to generate messages that instigate appropriate action, create standard work and controlled documents.
• Tackles problems and takes independent action, seeks out new responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, practices self-development, demonstrates a bias for action without prompting.
• Targets and achieves results, prioritizes and manages tasks effectively, maintains an organized system to monitor progress, overcomes obstacles, and accepts accountability.
• Proficient in computer usage, including all Microsoft Office products.
• Generates new ideas, challenges the status quo, pursues ongoing improvements, supports change, and solves problems creatively.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

This job does not require travel.

WORK STATUS & LOCATION

This full-time, exempt position is located in Stockton California.

RELOCATION

Relocation is not available for this position.

In keeping with the Company's commitment to the communities in which it does business, we are an equal opportunity employer. This means that to the fullest extent required by local law, employment decisions are based on merit and business needs and not on race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender (which state law may define to include gender identity/expression, transgender identity, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, and gender stereotyping), sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, genetic information, medical condition, covered marital status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Please note all job offers are contingent upon a successful background investigation and drug test.

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