Reporting to the Materials Manager, the Materials Planner is responsible for, but not limited to, inventory control activities, production, steel processing material and labour schedules, to ensure customer requirements are met.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
Adheres to procedures and instructions.
Responsible for maintaining safe working conditions, practices, and ensures that good safety processes are included in all activities. Ensure the Standards of Section 28 of the OHSA are met.
Responsible for inventory control within QAD which consists of:
- Scheduling Line 6,8 & 9 as well as progressive dies
- Develop Scheduling system for coatings processes
- Daily review of schedule attainment to guide the team to ensure Customer requirements are met
- Back up to ensure customer requirements are received daily and weekly and all communications on shipments are made in a timely manner
- Cum maintenance.
- Highlight issues or anomalies with steel recovery/claims and investigate corrective action plans
- Facilitate the supplier quality inventory management RMA process
- Interact with all AGS intercompany plants to ensure all rack flow is accurate and compliments our production schedule for internal attainment.
- Perform various audits as assigned (LPA/FIFO/INVENTORY)
- Participation in 5's Gemba walks and continuous improvement
- Act as backup for Jr Materials Planer
- Perform other duties as assigned
Working with maintenance to ensure PM's are being met as well as scheduled down days
Schedule to releases to ensure 100% on time delivery to our customers by line balance to maximizing manpower utilization
Responsible for processing and submitting steel supplier charge backs and update information into DRMC (caps), supply accounts payable with all supporting documents for vouchering.
Ensure inventory accuracy on all levels.
Act as liaison to raw suppliers, raw processors, Corporate Purchasing and Quality department with regards to supplier returns in QAD when material has been dispositioned and returned to supplier.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Good knowledge of manufacturing and related processes, including customer shipping requirements and production scheduling.
Grade 12 and three years or more of experience in a computerized materials management / production environment.
Good computer, interpersonal and communication skills.