Production Planner

About Us:

Logisnext Americas Inc. has supported customers for more than 100 years as a technology-driven forklift manufacturer. In addition to being a forklift manufacturer, we are also a total solutions provider offering scalable products and services from material handling and automation to extensive fleet support.

About the role:

The Production Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating manufacturing activities using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems. The person in this role will create production schedules based on customer demand, forecasts, and the Operations Department's capacities.  In addition, I will analyze inventory and coordinate with Procurement, Material Control, and Production to produce effective schedules, provide Production Orders, and any other reports/data needed.  Lastly, this position will also be responsible for tracking the production process and reporting data to partner departments, as well as the administrative process, including Material Review Board support.

What you will do:

• Analyze MRP and Create Production Orders to support the Sales and Operations Plan
• Track Production Process and Report to Organization
• Analyze Inventory Levels to support Production Plan
• Maintain Production Orders to support schedule changes and communicate with Production Supervisors
• Administrative support, including Material Review Board activities and Forklift Model Plate programming, printing, and dispersing to Production teams

When & Where:

• Fully onsite position
• Standard working hours
• Monday – Friday (with exceptions to support the business

What you need to have:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 2+ years’ experience in production planning support
• MS Office skills
• Material Requirements Planning in an ERP system
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Working effectively in cross-department functions 

What would be nice to have:

• Advanced MS Office Skills, including PowerPoint, Excel
• Previous experience in industrial or automotive manufacturing

What we offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits 
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Paid Holidays
• Profit Sharing Opportunities
• Flexible Spending and HSA Accounts
• 401k with automatic company contribution and company match
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life, Dependent Life, and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave (Includes 6-8 weeks of maternity leave and 5 days of paternity leave)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• On-site fitness center (Houston and Marengo)
• On-the-job training and development

The salary for this position ranges from $68,000 to $82,000 annually. The specific salary for a successful candidate will depend upon, among other legitimate factors, education, training, and/or experience.

To be considered for this role, all applicants must submit a full and complete application through our careers page.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Agency Disclaimer:

Logisnext Americas Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party vendors. Any unsolicited resumes from a third party will become the property of the company to use at the company’s discretion, with the understanding that Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas, Inc. will not be billed a fee for any such resumes. If a company is designated as an approved vendor, then said company can only provide assistance on those positions requested via a formal written agreement of support.