Planner II

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Planning Supervisor, the Planner III/ Lead Planner is responsible for analyzing, planning, and maintaining production schedules for various operations of the manufacturing floor. This position is also responsible for mentoring and leading the planning team. The Planner III will use continuous improvement ideals to evaluate inventory levels, prevent customer line downs, and evaluate processes currently in practice. This position is required to adhere to all corporate policies and procedures to maintain HellermannTyton's IATF16949/ISO9001 Quality and ISO14001 EMS certifications

Essential Functions:

• Use MRP/ERP to Determine order Quantities for Work orders and Purchase orders
• Create, manage and expedite work orders for assigned manufactured items
• Maintain planning parameters for MRP.
• Maintain MATTEC (MES) production schedule to ensure that accurate information is being communicated to the production floor
• Analyze the production schedule, evaluate constraints and implement solutions to prevent Customer Expedites and Back Orders and maintain inventory levels.
• Mentor and lead the planners in the department.

Other Functions

• Schedule T4/PPAP trial runs as required
• Participate/Initiate Continuous Improvement projects
• Assist in verifying transactions and troubleshooting transaction errors as necessary
• Print, analyze and distribute production reports from MATTEC system when necessary
• Provide information to assist in maintaining accurate bills of materials and routings
• Participate as needed in any and/or all activities related to cycle counting or physical inventory
• Other duties as assigned

Key Competencies

• Ability to identify and manage constraints to anticipate and prevent Customer Expedites, Back Orders or Quality issues
• Ability to use and understand MRP inputs/outputs to maintain planning parameters and create work orders and purchase orders. Uses MRP set ups to solve advanced problems
• Ability to analyze supply and demand relationships and the impact to capacity.
• Effective oral and written communication with all levels of the organization, vendors, and internal/external customers.

Qualifications (skills, knowledge, experience):

• Bachelor's degree in an operations related field with 5+ years' experience
• In lieu of a degree, a combination of education and 10+ years' experience in a manufacturing environment may also be considered.
• Strong Business and Finance Acumen
• Action oriented problem solver. Confident in making decisions.
• Utilizes Emotional Intelligence when interacting with others.
• Influencer
• Experience to be a Mentor to team members
• Advanced user of MRP/ERP systems - terminology and concepts, bills of materials, standard routings and/or related materials. Able to leverage system set ups for problem solving.
• Understands Demand planning and its' impact to capacity.
• In depth Data analysis skills
• JDE/Peoplesoft familiarity preferred.
• Computer literate with Microsoft applications, word, excel (Pivot tables), outlook required.
• Prior plastics experience helpful.
• APICS certification preferred.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and on weekends to meet the needs of our internal and external customers.
• Must have valid driver's license, acceptable driving record and acceptable insurance

By applying for a position with HellermannTyton, you understand that should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check through the use of our 3rd party supplier. Background checks may include some or all of the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, criminal check, driving history, and drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process of which checks are required by the position.

HellermannTyton Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

• 6701 Good Hope Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53223, USA