Job Description

Company / Location Information

A.O. Smith is a global leader applying innovative technologies and energy-efficient solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment products for residential and light commercial applications. A. O. Smith is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately 12,000 employees at operations in the United States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Primary Function

Plans and prepares production schedules for manufacture of industrial or commercial products by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates inventory of raw materials, establish and monitor the production schedules for the facility to achieve customer requirements.
• Acts as a support contact with sales, manufacturing, and logistics, determining resource constraints, and developing plans to achieve customers' needs.
• Reviews computerized inventory of raw materials against present and anticipated sales orders. Activates reorder points where judgment determines an anticipated shortfall.
• Enters specific sales orders into the master schedule based on requested customer delivery dates, availability of raw materials, and equipment.
• Coordinates the master production schedule for the facility, reviewing daily to adjust for changes in customer requirements, delay in receiving raw materials, availability of production equipment, etc. 
• Advises appropriate parties in the plant and sales offices by E-mail of changes in the schedule.
• Participates in coordinating weekly production planning meeting that includes representatives from sales, production, shipping, customer service, and purchasing departments.
• Reviews monthly marketing forecasts, and adjusts master schedules accordingly
• Other responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree preferred
• 3+ years of related experience
• Experience in manufacturing, production planning, and materials control function
• Extensive hands-on experience with a computerized production planning system such as SAP
• Professional certification by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) is a plus.
• Ability to analyze situations and react in a timely manner necessary.
• Must have advanced experience in Excel.

We Offer

Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plans which include medical and dental insurance, company-sponsored life insurance, retirement security savings plan, short- and long-term disability programs and tuition assistance.

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ADA Statement & EEO Statement

In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.

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