Production Control Planner

Are you interested in being part of an innovative company with a family oriented culture? Rausch and Pausch LP (RAPA) is hiring in Auburn, AL! 

We are looking for a Production Control Planner. The ideal candidate will have one or more years experience in Production Control, or a related field, preferably in an automotive manufacturing setting. 

RAPA offers the following benefits:

• Primary & Secondary medical coverage
• Supplemental Insurance coverage
• Dental coverage
• 401-K with a company match
• Paid time off
• 11 Paid Holidays per year
• Potential Bonus opportunities
• Company paid benefits, including: Vision insurance, Life Insurance, and Disability coverage

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Monitors, analyzes, and reports performance metrics of production activities utilizing information derived from material and production control systems.
2. Responsible for generating and maintaining production schedules, for all lines, ensuring that customer demands and forecasts are met. 
3. Responsible for monitoring inventory levels and developing delivery plans with suppliers to ensure that production schedules are not impacted due to material shortages. 
4. Responsible for clearly communicating production and delivery schedules to all team members. 
5. Coordinate with project managers and production to sequence special builds.
6. Responsible for updating and maintaining customer portals.
7. Responsible for ensuring that ProAlpha is maintained with updated planning data. 
8. Research and assign manufacturing times and due dates on parts as needed and document during the releasing process.
9. Monitor quality, service, and delivery issues and work with team to adjust as needed.
10. Work with team members as needed to identify and resolve supplier and internal errors that result in forecasting, budget or schedule discrepancies.
11. Responsible for performing capacity analysis, ensuring that customer requirements can be met.
12. Experience with designing and implementing packaging concepts (supplier and customer).
13. Other duties as assigned.

 Skills, Education and Experience 

1. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
2. Three or more years related experience with automotive experience being a significant plus.
3. Must have prior experience authorizing and controlling manufacturing plans and processes within an automotive supplier environment.
4. Highly proficient with operating systems software such as SAP, or similar. 
5. Able to build detailed project schedules. 
6. Think forward, anticipate issues, and plan for contingencies.
7. Strong focus on attention to detail.
8. Build awareness of responsibility to the bigger team beyond immediate work tasks and colleagues. 
9. Ability to work overtime as need and required. 
10. Ability to perform effectively and efficiently under production and time pressures. 
11. Ability to follow directives and policies of the Company.
12. Proficient computer skills, specifically Excel.
13. Ability to communicate professionally with people at all levels of the organization and external contacts.
14. Strong decision making skills.
15. Ability travel internationally.