Mac Medical is known for having a team culture that works together and inspires us to be better! We are a family owned and operated business founded in 1998 which builds American made medical equipment. In 2020 we added a plastic laminate division Cooperworks, and in 2022 we grew again with our installation division Gateway. Join our team and grow with us!
Master Planner
The Master Planner will coordinate schedules and inventories to ensure efficient and effective operation of the assigned department or facility.
Please make sure all resumes submitted are up to date and include salary requirements
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Developing a production schedule for assigned products, providing sufficient lead time to procure raw materials and manufacturing components to meet production forecast requirements.
- Establishing daily production schedules to determine in which sequence products and components will be manufactured.
- Ensuring production capacities are fully scheduled and planned.
- Overseeing the process for schedule changes and ensuring root causes for volatility are resolved.
- Working closely with other functional areas to drive and own KPI’s such as on-time delivery, past-due backlog, and lead time.
- Rescheduling the shop floor as required to meet lead time requirements.
- Providing customer service with status and delivery information; identifying and removing obstacles that will hinder schedule attainment & performance.
- Leveling load factor (capacity), ensuring achievement of customer requirements while maximizing efficiency and minimizing inventory.
- Working closely with the Operations Manager to determine that the needs and constraints of the manufacturing shop floor, technicians and schedules work accordingly.
- Utilizing solution-based tactics/strategies to meet monthly targets.
- Following the progress of jobs from start to finish and taking necessary action with production control (OT, shifts, outsourcing) to maintain schedule periods.
- Keeping schedule updated, as well as shop/machine loading plans, in order to predict bottlenecks or slack periods.
- Ensuring accuracy of information, reconciling supply and demand, and validating scheduling requirements.
- Adhering to all safety rules and policies as determined by the organization.
- Serves as a primary point of contact for and liaison with sales, logistics, and manufacturing departments.
- Performs other related duties, as required.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Must have excellent communication skills to be able to pass the necessary information to both customers and employees.
- Must be able to work in a team environment cordially and effectively, as well as having the ability to lead a team if required to
- Must have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to relate respectfully, cordially, and freely with people (customers, employees, and vendors inclusive)
- Must have good leadership abilities.
- Must be able to motivate other employees when needed.
- Must always exhibit a high level of flexibility and an ability to multi-task.
- Must be able to work with little or no supervision.
- Must possess good reasoning and problem-solving abilities.
- Must have the ability to work as a ‘link person’ or middle person amongst departments.
- Must possess at least a basic knowledge of supply chain activities.
- Must have good time management ability to be able to meet up with orders and schedules.
- Must be able to make use of different data base programs especially Microsoft Excel
- Must have a degree in business administration or any other field that has to do with supply-chain.
- A minimum of 3 years working experience in a similar position
- Must possess the required certification needed in fields like supply chain, project management, or business management.
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