Senior Production Planner, temporary position

At TDW we put people first - that means working everyday to ensure the pipelines that run through our communities are operating safely and reliably. What sets us apart is our expertise, experience and commitment.

Each day we dedicate ourselves to treating each other, our customers and our community with care and respect.

Overview

We are looking for a Senior Production Planner, who will be responsible for coordinating and scheduling materials and resources as they contribute to the function of internal and external manufacturing, to ensure that customer deadlines are met.

This is a temporary position.

Key Responsibilities

Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Plans and controls all scheduling activities supporting manufactured items as well as ensures customer demand is met on schedule using MRP (Material Requirements Planning) and Resource Leveling methodologies.
• Manages product lines to ensure alignment of raw materials and production capabilities.
• Reschedule existing demand to accommodate new demand and changes through the manufacturing process.
• Assists in ensuring that materials are received and kitted within the constraints dictated by the Manufacturing schedule.
• Communicates demands, including schedules, part availability, available resources, etc. to manufacturing and communicates schedule updates to appropriate production planners.
• Collaborates with the Engineering, Procurement/Logistics, Production, Customer Service and other related departments to ensure product meets all customer demand requirements.
• Works with Procurement and Supplier Engineering to determine best practices for manufacturing methods and outsourcing options, if and when necessary, to support product design or customer demand.
• Plans demand in accordance with client or Field Service Operations requirements and works to ensure demand is met through the entire order lifecycle.

Experience

• Manufacturing or inventory scheduling

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• MRP (Material Requirements Planning) system