Production Planner

ONSITE ROLE IN LEWISBURG, TENNESSEE

Our Production team is expanding and looking to add a Production Planner. We are looking for a dynamic and driven candidate who is interested in joining a fast-growing global company in the automotive sector.

The Production Planner will be responsible for the comprehensive balance of production plans, making reasonable arrangements, saving various resources, reducing manufacturing costs, and improving production efficiency. Arranging and formulating project order numbers and required completion dates according to the requirements of production tasks or orders and according to the plan, and issued to various functional departments and production units. Other duties include:

• Balance the production orders to ensure timely and simultaneous delivery

• Effectively control the order of the production plant to ensure smooth logistics

• Timely adjustment programs, control production anomalies to meet customer demand delivery

• According to the order status, arrange outsourcing service or produce on the plant to meet customers' orders.

• Improve the rationality of the production process, production schedule, and enhance the delivery of factory production.

• Supervise the production system operation effectively, enhance the track of production delivery

• Coordinate production workflow for one or multiple products

• Plan and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay

• Determine manpower, equipment, and raw materials needed to cover production demand

• Assign workers and other staff to particular production operations

• Schedule shifts according to production needs

• Monitor jobs to ensure they will finish on time and within budget

• Address issues when they arise, aiming for minimum disruption

• Obtain output information (number of finished products, percentage of defectives, etc.)

• Prepare and submit status and performance reports

• Keep paperwork organized

• Collaborate with quality control, warehouse, and other staff

To qualify for this role you must meet the following:

• Associate Degree or above; Further education or certification is preferred

• Work experience in the planning department is preferred

• Excellent knowledge of production planning and quality control principles

• Experience in MRP II (Manufacturing resource planning)

• Working knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems

• Good at math and statistics

• Familiar with WORD, EXCEL office software

Key to being successful in this role:

• Languages spoken commonly in the workplace are English and Mandarin. Bilingual is preferred

• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills

• Good communication and coordination skills, teamwork spirit

• Good at math and statistics

• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication abilities

Why work for Minth? Here are the advantages of working at Minth.

• International development platform

• Dynamic and efficient team

• All-round personal improvement

• Personalized humanistic care

• Diversified working atmosphere

• Modern office setting

• Competitive compensation package