Production Planner

Production Planner 2

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Order Management: Ensure daily order booking aligns raw material availability and update status against the plan as well as pending orders. 

• Build Plan Preparation: Release monthly assembly build plans considering past due orders, customer urgencies, material availability, and manufacturing capacity. Monitor daily execution progress and finished goods movement, while tracking the average take-out rate to maintain it at an optimal minimum level.

• Weekly Planning Coordination: Coordinate with Material and Supply chain departments to schedule weekly assembly plans in alignment with monthly production plans. 

• Daily Board Meetings: Attend daily assembly board meetings and align actions for stores /packing for material issues and QA for inspection priorities. Also maintain level loading in assembly to maximize output. 

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with in-house, subcontracting, supply chain and Quality to fulfill weekly assembly loading plans and address day-to-day issues in planning and execution. Focus on past due orders and address customer urgencies ensuring manufacturing activities aligning with third-party inspection notifications in line with the build plan.

• Performance Monitoring: Monitor weekly assembly loading plans, analyze plan versus actual performance, take corrective actions wherever needed, and strive to maintain uniform daily build rates with maximum efficiency. Perform RCCM on monthly basis to meet operational goals. 

• System Health: Ensure consistent maintenance of system health by monitoring data accuracy, workflow adherence, and timely system updates to support smooth planning and execution.

 

Who You Are: 

 

You are a meticulous planner, skilled at aligning production schedules with material availability and manufacturing capacity. With acute attention to detail, you coordinate assembly plans on a monthly and weekly basis, ensuring smooth operations across departments. Analyzing performance metrics, you proactively adjust plans to maintain efficiency and meet customer demands. Your expertise in ERP systems ensures the integrity of production data, fostering a culture of reliability and consistency.

 

For This Role, You Will Need:

 

• Minimum 5-6 years of experience in production planning within a manufacturing environment, preferably in valve manufacturing or a similar industry.

• Proficiency in ERP systems, particularly Baan ERP, for production planning and inventory management. Hands-on experience in Microsoft Excel.

• Strong understanding of material requirements planning (MRP) and supply chain management.

• Experience in coordinating with multiple departments to ensure seamless production planning and execution of orders. 

• Analytical skills to monitor and improve production plans and processes.

• Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with various teams, including materials, stores, quality, and assembly.

• Problem-solving skills to address and resolve planning and scheduling issues promptly.

• Ability to maintain a high level of organization and attention to detail to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

 

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

 

 

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.

• Basic understanding of manufacturing processes and production planning concepts.

• Experience with advanced ERP systems, especially Baan ERP, will be an advantage. Knowledge of advanced Excel.

• Capable of describing and documenting overall production planning strategies.

• Contribute to and help maintain the planning framework for various types of production planning (material requirements planning, capacity planning, inventory management) across multiple manufacturing processes (in-house, subcontracting, and supply chain).

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Our Culture & Commitment to You

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results. 

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing competitive benefits plans, a variety of medical insurance plans, Employee Assistance Program, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

WHY EMERSON 

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.

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ABOUT EMERSON 

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let’s go!

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Experience Level

Senior Level