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Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Production Planner. This position will be based at our facility in Sumter, SC.

In this role you will provide a wide variety of assignments in alignment to supporting the P&S product line developing an extended production plan with materials resolved, develop strategies, and liaise with operational teams on capacity and equipment utilization. You will also play a key role in improving and sustaining OTD. In this position you will be responsible for leading production meetings and review capacity per production, materials, and customer demands.

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The expected annual salary range for this role is $68000 - $99000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

+ Review orders, respond to communications, and expedite requests within Service Level Agreement requirements to ensure customer requirements are delivered.

+ Lead production meetings and report on weekly key issues where needed as well as follow up with team on reschedules.

+ Cross train in all Sumter products as well as provide on-the-job training for Panelboard and Switchboard Customer Service areas.

+ Responsible for coordinating material shortages with Supply Chain to support OTD.

+ Review and provide reconciliation requirements between AS400, VISTA, and Production Schedule.

+ Ensure compliance of the scheduling standard work instructions and service level agreement for all orders.

+ Review ship shorts, white status, teardowns and ensure that all are processed prior to production assembly.

+ Support and assist production teams with resolution of processes and information quality issues.

+ Participate in Lean events and contribute to process improvements designed to reduce cycle time, increase front end efficiencies, and improve information quality.

+ Lead the review of aging orders for solutions on a weekly basis, monitor priority and high-profile orders.

+ Provide backup support to team as needed

+ Responsible for maintaining quality processes such as processing ship shorts and proactively identifying opportunities for process improvement designed to reduce cycle time, increase front end efficiencies and improve quality.

+ Participate in department Tier meetings as well as production meetings to discuss the status of daily metrics, material availability and production scheduling.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

+ High school diploma or GED from an accredited institution with Minimum 2 years’ experience in Material Scheduling and Planning **OR** Associate degree from an accredited institution.

+ Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

+ No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution

+ Minimum 5 years’ experience in Material Planning and Scheduling

+ CPIM certification

Skills:

+ Proficient with computers and programs including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).

+ Willing to work flexible hours in support of business needs.

+ Exhibit strong analytical and problem-solving skills to resolve any obstacles or delays that may occur in the scheduling process.

+ Must be a self-starter capable of working with minimum supervision and capable of solving accounting, material and internal problems as unusual circumstances arise during interface with manufacturing, shipping and accounting.

+ Frequent contact with shipping for confirmation and routing information.

+ Extensive inter-departmental contacts concerning status of material, production schedules and quality of product.

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Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here (https://www.youreatonbenefits.com/candidates) for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.