Planner Scheduler

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members' unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

1. A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
3. Fair and competitive compensation.
4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
5. Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary/Objective:

The production scheduler is responsible for maintaining a structured flow of production by issuing and tracking work orders, ensuring that required materials is supplied to the production floor as according to the production schedule. This includes but may not be limited to run daily reports, create/post/clear RPO (release production order), keep track of hot orders/drop ins, create schedules that flow with production, and communicate shortage of materials/product to the appropriate teams. This candidate needs to have strong communication skills to relay pertinent information to the sales team, customer service, OE team and other leaders.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Create, maintain, and update daily production schedules
2. Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time
3. Working with Quality to ensure all inbound products meet quality expectation
4. Develop a detailed beta run plan to track progress
5. Work with Production to Schedule Beta run to ensure product is tracked accurately through the beta run
6. Report and escalate to management as needed
7. Create and maintain comprehensive beta run documentation

8. Review open sales orders to determine customer requirements

9. Coordinate delivery of parts to expedite flow of material to meet production schedule

10. Support purchasing to Expedite suppliers purchase orders if required

11. Utilize ERP system to auto-generate manufacturing work orders

12. Coordinate between warehouse and purchasing on material shortages

13. Notify Sales of any schedule impacts to customers

14. Coordinate/expedite manufacturing builds to ensure schedules are achieved

15. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action

Working Conditions:

1. This is a non-production plant position
2. May sit for several hours at a time.
3. Prolonged exposure to computer screens.
4. Repetitive use of hands to operate computers, printers, and copiers.

Qualifications:

1. High school degree or GED
2. D365 knowledge preferred but not required

Essential Functions:

1. Create, maintain, and update daily production schedules
2. Run daily reports
3. Communicate with team shortage of materials
4. Communicate with OE, sales, customer service and leaders the production schedule

Competencies:

1. Communication proficiency
2. Organizational skills
3. Initiative
4. Process improvement
5. Decision making
6. Time management

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert's strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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