Production Planner 2

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, collaborating with management, sales, production, or engineering
• Identifies critical part shortages collaborating with Procurement and Product Line Management to seek resolution and ensure appropriate internal personnel are notified in the event of customer shipment delays
• Work with procurement and production to ensure material is available to end users in time to meet customer commitments
• Develop forecasts at multiple levels and over varying time horizons through close collaboration with product line managers and procurement team
• Review historical sales trends and provide data to PLMs to facilitate improved decision making
• Work with ERP system to develop automated ways to load forecast data and drive all aspects of material while working to improve inventory turns and reducing overall inventory levels
• Develop standard delivery times for key products to allow for faster turn-round
• Report on monthly forecast variances for product line managers
• Recommend forecast adjustments based on statistical data review
• Provide lead time and delivery information to sales of non-standard products, using knowledge of all material and resources
• Working with engineering on phasing in and out of various products with the use of the system
• Reviewing ECO’s to ensure proper revisions to products are being produced
• Develop key forecasting processes using the ERP system
• Participate in weekly Production and IPT meetings
• Due to the type of work at the facility and certain access restrictions, successful applicants must be a “US Person” (US Citizens, US Nationals, lawful permanent residents, asylees or refugees)

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university in a related field and 2-5 years of directly related experience in a manufacturing environment and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Thorough understanding of bills of material
• Knowledge of MRP and working with various ERP systems
• Proficient in Excel; experience with all MSOffice products
• Excellent communications skills both written and verbal
• Experience with IFS preferred

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong analytical skills
• Demonstrated success in planning in a dynamic, ever changing, high mix, low volume environment
• Familiarity with inventory control and transactions
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities
• Ability to rapidly response to requests for information
• Communicate clearly to all levels within the organization (verbal and written)

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Training Requirements:  

• IFS training
• HSE/Quality Overview
• Hazardous Communications

Personal Protective Equipment:

• In accordance with Teledyne Marine Systems safety policies
• The use of Safety Glasses is required throughout all production areas of the facility

The physical/mental demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands:

• Occasional Lifting up to 10 pounds to include, laptop computer or inventory parts

Work Environment:

• This position requires periods of working behind a desk, performing tasks on computer
• Considerable periods of standing or walking throughout the facility to interface with other associates

Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.

Salary Range:

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, local regulations (such as minimum wage), education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. ​