Production Planner

About Franke

We, the Franke company with its three divisions, are a world's leading supplier of products and services for domestic kitchens, the professional foodservice systems and the convenience store sector as well as for professional coffee making. With around 60 companies, we are at home on five continents. Over 8,000 employees constantly take on new perspectives to identify opportunities and turn them into inspiring, innovative solutions for tomorrow’s demands.

The Franke Foodservice Systems division is a world-leading supplier of kitchen facilities, equipment and supplies solutions. As a full system manufacturer, distributor and program management partner, we supply global chains in the quick-service restaurant, convenience store and supermarket segments, helping to manage unit growth and upgrade their facilities.

About the job

Establish and/or implement production planning procedures to optimize new and existing planning processes. Gather information and research new and existing technologies and procedures. Has knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures commonly used within the manufacturing environment. It is supported by pre-established instructions and guidelines to perform the functions of the position.

Your tasks

• Be familiar with the nesting process using JetCam, Vault & PBS programming software according to the specifications and processes available in the plant (Laser, Punch and Millwork).
• Check that the configurations in the different equipment established (Laptops / or PCs) for the use of Jetcam licenses are updated.
• Use Work Orders, drawings, sketches, and written and verbal instructions to establish nesting priorities for parts required for production, special work, or engineering requirements.
• Seek to keep the file revisions of all parts updated as alerts in PBS go out or Engineering tasks arrive.
• Follow up on the efficient use of the sheets in the nesting process and/or implement improvements to be within the objective, as well as the use of remnants as a priority.
• Consult with management to resolve issues related to inventory discrepancies or material shortages.
• Receive customer demand and confirm the best shipping date considering line capacities and availability of materials through order confirmation tasks and/or hot request tasks in 48 and 24 hours respectively.
• Validate shortages for future shipments and ensure their scheduling in time from the nesting process.
• The validation of the orders that are required to be completed to be released to process is essential to be carried out accurately to avoid affecting the floor and/or shipments to customers.
• Schedule the different production lines according to the previously established manufacturing sequences and delivery times, ensuring their correct visibility in HALO, as well as follow up on compliance with the program on a daily basis.
• Analyze demand and type of products to identify the numbers of high-moving parts and/or assemblies of great difficulty in order to balance their schedule in time.
• Maintain communication with supervisors and Production Manager to determine times and specifications to consider for new projects and on a day-to-day basis for the fulfillment of the program on time.
• Modify production plans to meet unforeseen conditions under a prior agreement between the different areas (Production and Programming mainly, Quality and Engineering in some cases).
• Communicate to the warehouse area about the set of orders released as urgent so that they are given the same priority to their fulfillment.
• Provide closed follow-up to ensure that shipments are made in a timely manner.
• Officially notify customers (Backorder task) about shipment delays by giving a new delivery commitment with the root cause of the delay.
• Follow up in conjunction with Material Planning to the shorts that are available for the following shipments, to notify the client as soon as possible of possible delays and/or request that the issue be escalated.
• Prepare production reports to support the monitoring of KPIs.
• Timely and reliable assistance on the job site is indispensable.

Requirements

To perform this position successfully, the person must be able to satisfactorily perform each of the essential functions. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable persons with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Administration, or related careers.
• English language proficiency 80% (fluent speaking, writing, and understanding)
• Three to five years of experience and/or related training in a manufacturing environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of Jetcam Software
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products, especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of the operation of MRP systems.
• Administrative - Knowledge of clerical and administrative procedures and systems, such as word processing, file and records management, form design, and other clerical procedures and terminology.
• Customer Service - Knowledge of the principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes assessing customer needs, meeting service quality standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction.
• Production and Processes - Knowledge of raw material terminology, production processes, quality, revision changes, logistics, foreign trade, and basic financial impacts.
• Advanced language skills - Ability to read and interpret documents such as security rules, blueprints, customer requirements. Ability to write reports and routine correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively with groups of customers or employees of the organization in both Spanish and English.
• Advanced math skills - Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Advanced reasoning skills - Ability to solve practical problems and handle a variety of concrete variables in situations where there is limited standardization.
• Computer skills - Handling Microsoft Office.

What we offer you

We offer a comprehensive compensation package, including salary, benefits, and career development opportunities.

Contact details

For more information see: www.franke.com

Important information for all executive search companies, headhunters and HR consultants

The Franke Group does not accept unsolicited support from headhunters and personnel consultants for our career opportunities. Any CV/resume vitae submitted to Franke or its employees by external recruitment agencies without a valid written recruitment agreement related to the position in question shall be deemed the sole property of our company. In the event that a candidate presented by an agency is hired in our company and there is no prior agreement, no fee will be paid.