Master Planner

AUTOKINITON is a leading North American supplier of propulsion-agnostic, structural automotive components and assemblies. Our 100% vertical integration capabilities allow us to offer our customers end-to-end engineering, manufacturing, and in-house logistics. At AUTOKINITON, we are building a better foundation for every vehicle on the road.AUTOKINITON is recognized by our customers as one of the top suppliers in our industry.Reasons you will love working here:Learning and Development OpportunitiesGrowth Opportunities with tuition reimbursement programs, upward mobility and much more**Responsibilities**:- Support the Company''s mission, vision, values and goals in the performance of daily activities.- Provide key input into the development of departmental strategic goals along with identifying key measurable to support the departmental goals.- Develop a production plan that meets 100% on time delivery while best utilizing available capacity (line and colleague) that will drive MRP to schedule supplier deliveries on a timely basis.- Schedule production and monitor daily inventories of raw material, finished goods and work in process.- Monitor manufacturing''s performance against the production schedule and make adjustments as required.- Forecast, release and expedite customer production requirements to and from suppliers and/or provide input for same.- Develop shipping schedule for finished goods.- Assist Operations & HR in determining manning requirements based on sales forecasts.- Communicate with Customer Service Representatives, Shipping, Quality Assurance, and Purchasing on scheduling issues.- Oversee production reporting and inventory accuracy.- Maintain inventory levels for all production material and conduct physical inventories as required.- Provide input for the monthly sales forecasts and maintain plant capacity for future business decision-making.- Resolve cycle count variances and verify manufacturing bill of materials accuracy.- Interface with customers, contractors and suppliers as required.- Report Company approved measureables and related corrective/improvement actions for delivery performance.- Participate in team problem solving activities and process improvement activities (ex. 8 D Reporting, Kaizen, etc.).- Support plant activities towards achieving customer awards and Quality Registrations (ex. TS-16949, Gold Pentastar, etc.).- Assist with plant activities to achieve quality, productivity and cost reduction goals.- Responsible for reporting all accidents or injuries, however minor and all work place hazards to the department leader immediately.- Responsible for following all internal and legal required safety procedures in the performance of daily work activities.- Maintain a positive working relationship with all levels of the organization.- Maintain high standards of housekeeping in work area.- Adherence to all company policies & procedures (ex. Quality Policy Manual, etc).Qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.Minimum of three to five years experience in production scheduling and/or inventory control.Intermediate computer skills. Ability to use Microsoft Office software.Knowledge of MRP/ERP system.