Capacity Planner jobs in Costa Mesa, CA

At Winchester Interconnect, we dream big, have fun, and get stuff done! 

Our mission is to be the best Interconnect company in the world, the best company to work for, and the best company to do business with. How do we do that? We focus on our people. We’re committed to engaging talent of all experiences, skill sets, backgrounds and walks of life. Come shape our future and be part of our story.  

As our Planner, you will be in charge of ensuring that all materials and goods required for production go into the right place exactly when they should. You will work closely with managers and engineers to ensure everything runs smoothly without any hiccups along the way.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• High School or GED required
• Associates Degree in a manufacturing or engineering related field
• 5 years of scheduling, planning, and/or inventory control experience in a manufacturing environment involving machining or similar processes
• Prior ERP/MRP experience
• Strong MS Office skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)
• Previous Sales-Inventory-Operations-Planning SIOP (S&OP) methodology knowledge a plus
• Working knowledge of A. P. I. C. S., Lean Manufacturing, J.I.T., Operations highly desirable
• Must possess excellent organizational skills and follow-up skills
• Strong communication skills both verbally and written

Our values of Accountability, Collaboration, and Empowerment (ACE) guide our every action, enabling us to passionately serve our customers and ourselves.

What will you be Accountable for?

• Communicates cross-functionally by facilitating, leading, and participating with support departments to continually improve the cycle time required to identify, resolve, and prevent reoccurrence of manufacturing and customer issues
• Analyzes, measures, and develops processes to improve quality, service, and productivity outputs to meet value-added goals and key, and success factors
• Reviews sales forecasts and demands for finished or intermediary goods and develops production schedules, considering inventory, labor availability and production lead times.
• Adjusts production schedules as needed and in response to changes in demand, materials, or other resources.
• Coordinates with the purchasing function to ensure availability of raw materials
• Monitors materials and backlog between work centers; ensure availability and handle changing priorities
• Maintains production status updates; coordinates with project coordinators and materials personnel to ensure progress against production plans
• Reviews master production requirements and manpower and capacity restraints with manufacturing leaders
• Provides engineering drawing assistance to help maintain current production drawings when applicable

How will you Collaborate?

• Collaborate frequently with other departments to ensure priorities for OTD is met, and customer communication is supported
• Identify areas to invest in support of future growth
• Continually seek ways to simplify your department and rationalize costs
• Communicate with your team at a cadence that makes expectations and performance clear

What are you Empowered to do?

• Works closely with purchasing, and engineering departments to maintain schedules and implement changes and revisions in operational procedures
• Set a strategy within your team to achieve or exceed the desired results
• Review production methods, workstations, practices, and procedures to improve the department's efficiency
• Define, select and allocate resources (people, materials and machinery) to meet objectives
• Lead and promote Continuous Improvement events and activities
• Identify knowledge gaps and provide/propose required training to improve performance
• Define, modify, or improve product flow to improve efficiency and reduce waste
• Focuses on driving Safety, quality, and productivity

Communication Systems We Use:

• Google Workspace
• BambooHR
• Paycom & ADP
• Awardco
• Uconnect
• Global Shop

For a sneak peek into some of our  benefits and to learn more about our career opportunities, click here https://www.winconn.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. In addition to federal law requirements, Winchester Interconnect complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

Winchester Interconnect expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

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