Weatherford is hiring a Production Planner for our Huntsville Texas facility. This is a hands-on, rewarding role were you will be preparing production schedules. In addition, you'll establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet completion dates. The Production Planner will be working within a supportive, inclusive team in a fast-paced, progressive environment. Weatherford provides training, excellent benefits and fantastic career progression.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: (not listed in any particular order)
- Plan products in JDE utilizing MRP.
- Open and manage production Work Order packages.
- Manage material shortages for production build and communicate status to management.
- Confer and coordinate with Purchasing on the status of parts being procured for production orders to ensure timely release and completion of production orders.
- Confer with Production Supervisors and Leads to determine status of production orders.
- Attend Production Meetings to provide detailed updates on the plan and manage promise dates.
- Review customer requirements with Customer Service and set promise dates.
- Assist in setting and maintaining product master and planning fields in JDE.
- Coordinate stock issues and outages.
- 1+ years planning/scheduling experience in an MRP-driven manufacturing environment.
- Strong organization and time-management skills.
- Ability to work as part of cross-functional teams.
- Good understanding of Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)
- Good communication skills (oral and written). Ability to effectively interface and collaborate with all departments to ensure positive results.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
- College degree in business or technical discipline preferred
- Understanding of processing purchase orders preferred
