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Planner

Continental Disc Corporation

Stafford, texas


Job Details

Full-time


Full Job Description

Continental Disc Corporation, LLC (“CDC”) designs and manufactures safety-critical products that protect pressure-containing vessels from catastrophic failure. CDC is headquartered in Liberty, Missouri (outside Kansas City), and has manufacturing operations - Groth Corporation in Houston, Texas, and Ahmedabad, India with additional sales offices in India, the Netherlands and China. CDC benefits from being one of the most recognized brands in its industry and a reputation for outstanding quality earned over its more than 55 years of operation. CDC’s customers include blue-chip companies in the chemicals, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, general industrial, aerospace, defense, food and beverage, municipal, and other markets globally.

The Planner / Master Scheduler is responsible for planning and scheduling of materials through production operations with routine subcontract purchasing assignments. Plans, organizes, and controls the building schedule of products from receipt of a sales order to shipment of the order.

Requirements

- Review, create and distribute production work orders and supporting documents.

- Analyze and review materials demand, rationalize inventory levels and purchase order due dates to determine and communicate constraints and develop and publish production schedules by work cell.

- Confer with production and warehouse personnel to determine work progress, completion dates, and proactively communicate delays to management and Sales.

- Analyze materials usage to develop stocking plans and kanban levels.

- Process quotes with special requirements and lead-time expectations.

- Establish and maintain material requirements on assigned jobs and obtains quotations and examines bids.

- Assist with inventory levels to ensure 100% customer service levels while minimizing financial exposure (E&O).

- Minimize premium freight costs by managing stock out situations.

- Work with engineering to create special BOMs in accordance with sales order requirements and interpret engineering drawings to determine required additions to BOMs.

- Enter and revise master data in ERP system for new and existing part numbers.

- Track status and expedite materials on assigned production jobs.

- Review and maintain the component material issue status of all completed assembly production orders.

- Recommend changes to production and purchasing plans to fulfill customer delivery commitments.

- Streamline shop floor scheduling system to fit lean manufacturing environment.

- Assist with material productivity (lean) projects related to purchasing, subcontracting, and scheduling.

- Identify and drive opportunities for improvement in cost, quality, productivity and processes.

- Perform other duties as assigned, based on workload and business need.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

-  B.S. Business Administration, B.S. Industrial Distribution or equivalent.

- Minimum of three (3) years planning/scheduling/buying experience in industrial manufacturing environment.

- Experience working in Lean manufacturing environments a plus.

TECHNICAL / FUNCTION SPECIFIC

- Computer proficient

- High proficiency with MS Excel, Outlook, & MRP systems.

- Technical knowledge of machining, welding, and assembly.

- Math and calculation.

- Problem solving and formulations.

- Reading and proofreading.

- Reasoning and analyzing.

- Decision making.

- Use of logic and technical reasoning to identify and resolve problems.

- Strong organizational and communication skills and negotiating capabilities.

BEHAVORIAL

- Willingness and ability to follow all manufacturing procedures and company policies.

- Concern for quality, accuracy and safety.

- Ability to work well with others, including peers, executive management,  vendors, representatives and visitors.

- Actively contribute to department and company goals and objectives.

- May need to sit or stand as needed, may require walking for periodic periods through out the day.  May include lifting up to 25 pounds, may require exposure to manufacturing areas where certain areas require the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses and shoes.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA and 401K with Match eligible day one. Employee Assistance Program, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, Voluntary Accident, Voluntary Hospital Indemnity, Voluntary Cancer Plan, Fitness Room, Safety Shoe Reimbursement, Prescription Eye Glass Allowance, 12 Holidays* (one floating) , Paid time off, Tuition Reimbursement and so much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, CDC does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, familial status, age, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other basis that would be in violation of any applicable federal, state, or local law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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