Toolroom Planner
Cretex Medical Component and Device Technologies
Summary
The Toolroom Planner plays a key role in ensuring we have the right products, materials, and resources available to meet customer demand. This position develops and manages feasible, long-range production schedules based on customer requirements, capacity, and operational priorities. Working closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Purchasing, and other teams, the Production Planner monitors production plans and material availability to identify potential constraints and keep production moving. This role tracks raw materials, purchased components, and packaging supplies to ensure materials are available when needed and helps balance business needs with production capacity.
Job description
Position Summary
The Toolroom Planner plays a key role in ensuring we have the right products, materials, and resources available to meet customer demand. This position develops and manages feasible, long-range production schedules based on customer requirements, capacity, and operational priorities. Working closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Purchasing, and other teams, the Production Planner monitors production plans and material availability to identify potential constraints and keep production moving. This role tracks raw materials, purchased components, and packaging supplies to ensure materials are available when needed and helps balance business needs with production capacity.
Responsibilities
- Plan and manage production schedules in ERP system to meet customer delivery requirements and maximize operational efficiency
- Balance production and inventory levels with demand to support customer service levels, inventory turn goals, and capacity utilization requirements
- Maintain capacity planning
- Analyze sales order releases with respect to capacity planning and material requirements
- Partner with sales and customer service on incoming orders and customer priorities
- Monitor production and shipping performance and pro-actively initiates actions to ensure delivery commitments are fulfilled
- Participate in tier meetings to provide schedule updates to operations, engineering, and quality
- Support and comply with the company Quality System, ISO, and medical device requirements
- Read, understand, and follow work instructions and standard work
- Partner with other business segments: sales/marketing, customer service, engineering, quality, and finance
- Understand customer needs and the core business markets we serve
- Ensure business systems are implemented, maintained, and functioning properly
- Participate in required company meetings
- Maintain an organized work area (5S)
- Participate in the Operational Excellence Program
- Complete all other work duties as assigned
- Ability to work in a manufacturing environment
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field
- 5+ years of experience in a scheduling, planning, or project management role
- Ability to consistently achieve short and long-term business results
- Ability to follow through on commitments and holds team members accountable
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated experience working with ERP systems
- Microsoft Office proficiency (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organizational skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
- Ability to prioritize and multitask
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field
- 5+ years of experience in a scheduling, planning, or project management role
- Ability to consistently achieve short and long-term business results
- Ability to follow through on commitments and holds team members accountable
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated experience working with ERP systems
- Microsoft Office proficiency (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organizational skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
- Ability to prioritize and multitask
Benefits
- 401(k) Matching
- On-site Health Clinics
- Discretionary Holiday Bonus
- Cretex University
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Program
- Employee Death Benefit
- Sick and Safe Leave
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off
- Profit Sharing
- Parental Leave
- Accident & Critical Illness Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Tuition Assistance
Company overview
Cretex Medical Component and Device Technologies is a specialized medical device manufacturing company that focuses on producing precision components and complete device assemblies for the healthcare industry. The company operates as a contract manufacturer and supplier of critical medical components, serving original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in various medical sectors. Their expertise lies in manufacturing complex medical device components that require high precision, strict quality control, and compliance with rigorous medical standards. The company's capabilities typically include injection molding, machining, assembly, and finishing processes for medical devices. They work with a range of materials suitable for medical applications, including various plastics, metals, and biocompatible materials. As a medical device component manufacturer, Cretex plays a crucial role in the medical device supply chain by providing OEMs with reliable, high-quality components that meet regulatory requirements for safety and efficacy. Their services help medical device companies bring innovative healthcare solutions to market while maintaining cost-effectiveness and manufacturing excellence.