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At Materion, everyone is included, respected and offered opportunity to grow. Join us!Materion is looking to hire a Master Planner at our Elmore, OH facility. As a Master Planner you will be responsible for developing and executing demand, production and inventory plans that will enable the organization to meet sales and service objectives. Collaboration with other members of the Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Customer Service is paramount to achieve these sales and service objectives. Maintains close communications with manufacturing regarding manpower/equipment requirements and production priorities. Manages buffer, non-buffer and WIP inventories and related lead times for meeting desired customer service and inventory goals. Will be involved in the creation and maintenance of the detailed production schedule that achieves service, cost, and inventory targets. Communicates order status, lead time and capacity guidelines to Customer Service Representatives. Monitors, communicates and resolves SAP accuracy issues with Planning, Manufacturing, Engineering and Data Administration personnel to ensure SAP system accuracy. You will have an opportunity to:
Monitor and maintains all production orders and/or firm planned requirements from creation through completion
Maintain and monitor demand loading to ensure capacity overloads do not occur and overload situations are addressed
Establish production schedules that balance production resources, support customer requirements and meet company inventory objectives
Monitor raw material inventory and work with purchasing manager to ensure there is always enough raw material on order
Manage prep/stock orders to ensure raw material is ready for bonding
Match the input material for bonded coils to maximize yield with the existing coil weights
Schedule orders for bonding and post a bonding schedule and communicate with operations and operators
Schedule orders to go to the external vendor for intermediate processing, also track the orders for yield and traceability. Update purchase requisitions and get updated purchase orders from purchasing
Monitor outsourced vendor material and communicate to the external vendor on an ongoing basis
Schedule finished material to be slit at outside vendor. Update the purchase requisitions and get an updated purchase order from purchasing
Adjust orders for slitting loss at vendor
Update the excel files for scheduling meetings and to support the commercial team with meetings with final customer
Track the orders in WIP for yield daily and adjust the amount of WIP for unforeseen quality losses
Communicate any changes of sales orders to the appropriate CSR
Track output at key work centers and post daily and weekly goal tracking at these work centers
Update the dashboard daily and distribute to operations to review work center output
Work with operations to ensure that work centers are not overloaded, and bottlenecks are worked efficiently
Participate in manufacturing production meetings to review schedules and issues with equipment, vendors, raw material, capacity and staffing
Monitor unapplied material reports to identify potential late starts, required reschedules and to ensure orders are started on time
Monitor MRP exception messages daily and address situations with manufacturing that may require rescheduling/cancellation of production orders
Update work center calendars, loading parameters, queue time values and perform queue time reviews. Review/finalize proposed queue time changes with manufacturing
Perform planning related responsibilities involving cycle counts and physical inventories
Perform periodic inventory adjustments to ensure inventory accuracy
Publish monthly and weekly reports of key metrics
Work with quality and operations to ensure that material that is put on hold is dispositioned quickly and moved back into the schedule.
Communicate with internal and external customers regarding order status and lead times
Assist in defining, implementing, maintaining and improving manufacturing systems (Example: SAP, Lean Methods) necessary to support internal and external needs
Contribute to a culture of safety and comply with all company safety policies and procedures
Perform other duties as required
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's degree (4 Year) and at least 3 years of planning/scheduling experience within a manufacturing environment utilizing an ERP based software. OR A bachelor's degree (4 Year) specific to Supply Chain Management. OR A minimum of (5) years of manufacturing experience in the specialty metals industry with direct hands on experience with SAP software
SAP software and experience working in the specialty metals industry a plus
ASCM (APICS) CPIM/CSCP certification preferred
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Strong verbal and written communication skills required
Hands-on experience and working knowledge of MRP, Capacity Planning, Demand Management and Inventory Management is highly desirable
Must be customer focused and demonstrate the ability to understand customer needs and requirements
Strong analytical and mathematical abilities
Proven track record of successful development and implementation of innovative ideas with demonstrated business results
Strong result’s orientation. Prioritizes work to maximize bottom line business impact. Requires minimal supervision
#LI-AS1LPThe selection of the person to be hired for this position is contingent on the candidate having export compliance eligibility for access to U.S. controlled technology which comes under the licensing jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations (EAR).The candidate selected will have to qualify as either a U.S. citizen, a U.S. National, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a Person Admitted into the U.S. as an Asylee or Refugee., a National of a country that is not prohibited from having access to U.S. controlled technology (via a letter of assurance), or a Person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on Materion’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with Materion’s business requirements.Materion Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to not unlawfully discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on the Company. Please inform the Company’s personnel representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.Materion’s Veteran Employee Resource group supports veterans and promotes the benefits of hiring veterans in the workplace. We honor all those who have served and are a military friendly company. Veterans are encouraged to apply and military experience and skills are transferrable to Materion careers.Please provide complete information. An incomplete application may affect your consideration for employment.
