Production Planner

Position Summary

As a Production Planner in our Chesterfield, MO location you are responsible for developing & maintaining the production schedule for the Subassembly and Machining Operations supporting the Instrument Management Service - Repair division. Specific tasks include tracking and  fulfillment of customer orders (primarily for  internal STERIS customers), maintaining in-process inventory levels, and stocked, finished good levels. This position will interface with Subassembly manger, Repair operations leader,  purchasing, &  inventory managers.

This position requires onsite work during core business hours between 6am and 4:30pm Monday through Friday. 

What You’ll do as a Production Planner

• Analyze, develop, and publish daily/weekly/monthly production schedules that best meet customer requirements and inventory objectives.
• Issue and schedule work orders to maintain manufactured component inventory via Kanban production system and other standard production practices.
• Issue and schedule work orders to maintain stocked finished good kit inventory via Kanban production system and other standard production practices.
• Daily support for manufacturing to resolve scheduling challenges and advise on priorities.
• Work with Repair operations, inventory managers& manufacturing supervision to resolve scheduling issues.
• Collaboration with Repair operations, engineering, and manufacturing to resolve customer and facility build requirements.
• Participate in new products implementation and new process development to support  New Capability development and insource of component production.
• Develop and maintain procedures and work instructions to support production planning.
• Performs extensive data entry and analysis.
• Abides by Steris-IMS health, safety, & environmental requirements and quality requirements including ISO standards.
• Supports and actively participates in company’s lean philosophy of continuous improvement.  

The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed

• Required: 

  • Bachelor’s degree, required.
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience with MRP working with computerized planning, inventory and production control systems, and/or manual Kanban systems.
  • Knowledge of Material Requirements Planning and Master Planning.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with a large amount of detailed data and maintain accuracy under time constraints in a multiple task, multiple priority environment.
  • Excellent technical/computer skills including Excel. 
  • Sound business judgment and decision making.
  • Ability to work with employees at all levels of management.
  • Demonstrated analytical experience or ability.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of lean and continuous improvement.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, organization, problems solving, business acumen, and time management skills.

   

  Preferred: 

  • APICS Certification.
  • Previous planning  experience.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Experience using digital tools (i.e. Share point, Oracle, Adobe).  
  • Experience creating databases and systems of record.

What STERIS Offers

We value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, wellbeing, and financial future.

Here is just a brief overview of what we offer:

• Market Competitive pay
• Extensive Paid Time Off and added Holidays
• Excellent Healthcare, Dental and Vision benefits
• Long- and Short-Term Disability coverage
• 401(k) with a company match
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Additional add- on benefits / discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement and continuing education programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career

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