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Saint-Gobain Planning Coordinator in Faribault, Minnesota
Planning Coordinator
Position Description
Job Summary
Why work for us?
At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while making the world a more beautiful and sustainable home.
What’s the Job?
The Planning Coordinator is responsible for the scheduling and planning the projects for manufacturing operations and customer demands. He/she will be accountable for the development, maintenance, and execution of the production schedule. The incumbent works closely with the operations manager and internal stakeholders to monitor material, equipment, machine and personnel resources. Assists in the manufacturing, implementation, efficiency, and effectiveness of new and existing projects. Ensures production demands are met and responsible for leading the coordination of varied multiple activities to ensure the production of projects are with the quality, delivery, and cost to meet customer's requirements.
Planning (50%)
Develop, track and continuously improve production schedules for all manufacturing departments.
Analyze, determine usage, and release materials to meet production schedules, customer deadlines, and inventory goals.
Coordinate, expedite, schedule changes, and expedite jobs as required.
Planning and coordination of daily production and work with internal stakeholders on acknowledgement of customer orders.
Support forecasting activity by participating in forecast review meetings and provide feedback to team members as required.
Lead capacity planning activities to ensure meeting customer requirements.
Develop metrics to track production adherence and compliance to plan. Maintain set-up and run times within the product routing software.
Develop new tools/utilize current software (Smartsheets) to improve planning, maximize production performance, increase output and reduce set-up changes.
Monitor and improve the weekly/daily planning meetings.
Interfaces with internal departments and Production on customer requirements and production capabilities.
Scheduling (40%)
- Plan for the order of “cut to size” ceramic glass and framing components as the important parts of the bill of material, and the most critical in terms of production efficiency. This requires working closely with the internal stakeholders, including operations and engineering.
Inventory (10%)
- Collaborate with inventory management coordinator to ensure optimal inventory levels are maintained across the supply chain. Monitor inventory levels, analyze demand patterns, and implement inventory strategies to minimize stockouts, excess inventory.
Required Qualifications
What do you bring?
Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or Operations Management.
3-4 years of applied professional experience working in operations planning, marketing, material requirements planning, and/or forecast development.
Proficiency in ERP systems (knowledge of QAD manufacturing system preferred),production planning tools, and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
Demonstrated ability to influence without direct responsibility
Understanding of basic Continuous Improvement methodologies
Strong influencer with good written and oral communication skills, including online meeting management, in-person training and PowerPoint.
Results driven, flexible and open-minded.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Company Summary
Vetrotech Saint-Gobain North America is a member of the Saint-Gobain Group specializing in the development, production and distribution of sustainable fire-resistant safety and high-security glass for the building and marine sectors.
As a world leader and pioneer in glazed protective solutions for more than 40 years, people’s safety comes first at Vetrotech: the company is an advocate of making living places more secure and accepts no compromise in compliance with regulations or standards.
To this end, Vetrotech produces fire-rated glass and framing products adapted to any architectural need, blending into the environment while providing the places where we live, work, learn or gather with the highest standard of safety and security for the peace of mind of all the stakeholders.
Vetrotech provides project-bound design assistance to address any kind of risk scenario or threat level. With seven production sites on three continents and more than 1,000 employees worldwide, Vetrotech ensures trusted support and reliable supply to customers in more than 60 countries through its regional sales offices spread across the globe.
For more information, visit www.vetrotech.com/en-us and LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/company/vetrotech-saint-gobain-north-america) .
Legal Statement
Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.
Planning Coordinator
Location: Faribault, Minnesota
Posting Date: 05/06/2024
Job Code: USA08974
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