Production Planning Coordinator

Job Summary

Provides support to the Production Planner by executing routine tasks related to material resource planning, including accurate data entry into the enterprise system and coordinating scheduling activities to meet both internal and external customer requirements.

Job Description

• Analyze work orders to estimate the manpower hours and equipment resources required. Compute amounts of stock required for operations based on production schedules, and order materials as required.
• Enter data into enterprise material resource planning system. Run customer order planning form for all customer orders. Match ship date and quantities to customer order. Inspect customer order planning form to make sure all pertinent customer requirements are met.
• Interface with plant production and shipping supervisors, lab personnel, customer services representatives and sales to ensure that changes in production schedule or customer needs are fully communicated.
• Determine delivery times and load times for bulk loads; communicate and follow-up with factory and process engineers to resolve timing issues. Ensure export paperwork if forwarded to shipping as required
• Coordinate product sample draw and shipment of all product samples with plant personnel.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / EHS RESPONSIBILITIES:

The duties of this job are normally performed in an office environment; occasionally required to walk through and perform tasks in a plant production and shipping environment. May also be required to lift up to 30 lbs. occasionally.
Must be able to wear required PPE.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS/COMPETENCIES:

Key Education or Certification Required

• High School or GED equivalent required or degree in relative field preferred.

Required Minimum Number of Years of Relevant Experience

• 1-2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Must have some knowledge of plant resources, manufacturing capabilities and production requirements in order to obtain optimum utilization, and safe operation
• Experience with enterprise resource management software (JDE) highly preferred.
• Excellent prioritization skills
• Must be able to work independently with minimal direction

What's in it for you?

• $1,500 Sign on Bonus
• Company Provided Uniforms
• Generous annual paid time off.
• 401 (k) employer match.
• Health care, dental and vision benefits.
• Employees can receive up to a $1,000 bonus by referring a friend to join the company.
• Safety is a top priority at Quaker Houghton. All operators receive extensive on-the-job training during the first 3 months of employment.
• Tuition Reimbursement

About Us

At Quaker Houghton, we are experts in the development, production and application of industrial process fluids, lubricants and coatings for the manufacturing industry. We have been an integral part in the growth of the world’s largest industrial and manufacturing companies from aerospace and automotive to primary metal and energy. Today, we have a global presence, with our corporate headquarters located in Conshohocken, PA. Quaker Houghton is a global publicly traded company with a unique collaborative culture that supports career growth for its associates and offers competitive compensation and benefit programs.

What's in it for you

• Competitive pay programs with excellent career growth trajectory

• Paid time off for volunteerism

• Dress for your day; how you dress is determined by what your day may bring

• Opportunity to participate in comprehensive benefit options including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Parental Leave, Holiday Pay, Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement, and Savings Plan

• Work for a global leader in the industrial process fluids industry

Quaker Houghton provides equal employment opportunity for all qualified candidates. Quaker Houghton does not discriminate against any candidate for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, veteran’s status, physical/mental disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by U.S federal, state, and/or local employment law. Furthermore, Quaker Houghton is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates with physical and/or mental disabilities.