Location
Allen, TX | United States
Job description
The position requires candidates to be U.S. persons as defined in ITAR, 22CFR 120.15 (U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien Status)
Amphenol Fiber Systems International (AFSI) is a full-service fiber optic company specializing in the fabrication and manufacture of fiber optic connectivity products and systems. Our commitment to technical excellence makes us an industry leader in profiting from sophisticated products and professional technical assistance in the fiber optic industry. AFSI, located in Allen, Texas, has and will continue to base its strategy on technical and application support, quality assurance, product performance, and value.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION : The Production Planning Specialist is responsible for all scheduling and planning activities relating to new and existing product lines across. The primary responsibilities of this role involves assessing customer requirement, driving materials, scheduling production, and managing MRP requirements to ensure customer orders are executed in a timely matter.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
- Lead production planning and scheduling activities for assigned product lines related to prototypes and new assemblies and/or modifications to existing products.
- Ensure delivery of orders by interpreting engineering drawings, processing orders accurately in our MRP system, setup production routers, and assessing material for available work orders.
- Proactively implement effective strategies to manage workload, mitigate risk and resolve processing issues as they arise.
- Create production cost rolls for new products in coordination with manufacturing and procurement requirements.
- Analyze work order variances by identifying the root cause, developing countermeasures, and scaling the effectiveness of these countermeasures.
- Collaborate and effectively communicate with cross-functional team members.
- Support continuous improvement activities for planning and production relating to assigned product lines.
- Position will conduct complex supply chain optimization proposals to improve schedules, and operations, and reduce cost.
REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, and ABILITIES:
- Strong business acumen and etiquette
- 5+ years of demonstrated experience in face pace manufacturing environments
- Knowledge of quality systems and requirements for manufacturing ( I.E as9100, ISO9100, Lean, Six Sigma, or similar
- Ability to implement inventory control methods and techniques
- Excellent PC skills related to MS Office applications, ERPs, business intelligence tools, and data warehouse systems
- Strong written and verbal communications skills with the ability to create and present concepts and recommendations to leadership
- Must work well with various personalities in a customer-centric environment and commit to continuous improvement
- Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
- Assist and lead certain initiatives in developing and implementing standards
REQUIRED EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, business operations, logistics, or related field
- 5-10 years experience in manufacturing and production control environments
- U.S. person as defined in ITAR, 22CFR 1120.15 (U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien Status)
Amphenol Fiber Systems International complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO poster Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law
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