Planning Associate
Globus Medical
Summary
The Planning Associate is responsible for overall duties surrounding any number of manufacturing functions and processes necessary to drive the overall success of the organization. This effort includes, but is not limited to, facilitating the coordination of workflow across various product lines, and aiding in operational planning and prioritization to optimize performance and minimize delays. This individual works with every department within the company to ensure timely completion of manufacturing processes.
Job description
Position Summary
The Planning Associate is responsible for overall duties surrounding any number of manufacturing functions and processes necessary to drive the overall success of the organization. This effort includes, but is not limited to, facilitating the coordination of workflow across various product lines, and aiding in operational planning and prioritization to optimize performance and minimize delays. This individual works with every department within the company to ensure timely completion of manufacturing processes.
Essential Functions
- Assisting in coordinating workflow for multiple product lines
- Helping to plan and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay
- Monitoring manufacturing to ensure they will finish on time
- Monitoring, supporting and assisting in the execution of each department's daily, weekly and monthly production targets
- Preparing and submitting status performance reports and spreadsheets
- Escalating complex issues to Manager for resolutions
- Communicating production status to Managers and attend daily production meetings
- Assisting Manager with analyzing back orders, current orders, and upcoming orders
- Updating Planning reports and Average Daily Shipments on daily and weekly basis
- Driving shop performance reporting by analyzing daily reports and communicating the results of that data
- Assisting in monthly assessment of on-floor priority levels and adjust as needed
- Evaluating resource allocation to bottle-neck operations and re-direct work as needed
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
- Working knowledge of MS Office with strength in Microsoft Excel
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A strong analytical mindset
- Outstanding organizational skills
- Reliable, self-starter with the ability to work with little or no supervision
- Strong planning skills, the ability to motivate others and resolve production issues
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Advanced critical thinking and problems-solving skills
- Ability to travel up to 15% of the time
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- Working knowledge of MS Office with strength in Microsoft Excel
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A strong analytical mindset
- Outstanding organizational skills
- Reliable, self-starter with the ability to work with little or no supervision
- Strong planning skills, the ability to motivate others and resolve production issues
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Advanced critical thinking and problems-solving skills
- Ability to travel up to 15% of the time
Company overview
Globus Medical, Inc. is a leading publicly traded orthopedic medical device company headquartered in Audubon, Pennsylvania, founded in 2003. The company specializes in the design, development, and commercialization of innovative musculoskeletal solutions that enable surgeons to promote healing in patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Globus Medical has established itself as the fastest growing company in the history of orthopedics through its single-minded focus on advancing surgical technologies. The company's comprehensive product portfolio includes spinal implants, trauma solutions, artificial joints, and the revolutionary ExcelsiusGPS surgical robotic system for spine surgery. Their robotic navigation technology provides sub-millimeter accuracy for transpedicular drilling and screw placement procedures. Globus Medical also offers advanced surgical planning software and registry solutions like SpineTRACK and OrthoTRACK for comprehensive treatment outcomes data collection. The company's mission is to utilize superior engineering and technology to achieve pain-free, active lives for all patients, driving significant technological advancements across a complete suite of orthopedic products.