Production Planner
Pubblicato il 03-10-2026 - Silgan Dispensing Systems Milano in Milano
Position Summary: Schedule all plant production and manage inventories to meet corporate forecasts and internal and external customer sale requirements in a JIT inventory control environment.
Essential Job Functions
- Act as the liaison between corporate planning, inter-plant departments, other Silgan facilities and other customers in regards to the production planning, analysis of sales forecasts, line loading, JIT Inventory control and the movement of cans or ends.
- Schedule all plant production and manage inventories to meet corporate planning and customer sale requirements.
- Order all raw materials including but not limited to metal, coating, stripe, copper wire, chemicals, inside spray, wash coat, dunnage, etc. are in the plant to meet the production requirements.
- Prepare reports which include spreadsheets for weekly, rolling 12 week and monthly forecasts, line loading, final monthly estimates of sales, production, inventory and work orders.
- Develop and issue daily, weekly, monthly production schedules.
- Assist the Office Manager in the areas of budget preparation,
forecasting, costing of new items, monthly statements and monthly inventories.
- Supervise Shipping/Receiving Coordinator.
- Other duties as assigned by the Plant Manager.
Education, Skills, and Experience
- 5 years production planning experience
- Basic knowledge of the operation of the equipment and the flow of material throughout the plant.
- Detail-oriented.
- Understanding of the different identification of raw material, finished product, and customer products.
- Excellent computer skills. Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
- Knowledge of forecasting principles and production models.
- Possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Must have excellent time-management skills.
- Good mathematical skills.
LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER
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