Production Planner

Job description

Job Description This position is at our Wilmington, Delaware (Little Falls) site, located midway between Baltimore and Philadelphia. At this site we have 800 people inventing, designing, building and marketing products that lead the market for chemical analysis. Our products are frequently behind the headlines in the news, from environmental regulations to new drug discoveries to Homeland Security. You'll even see our instruments on television shows like "CSI" or movies such as “Avengers”. The production planner will develop, integrate, and take ownership of operational plans that include diverse products and processes. The planner will liaise with many functions to communicate and implement business operation plans and strategies throughout the product lifecycle, including new product introductions. The planner is responsible for coordinating activities relating to assuring material requirements, labor, and test capacity are in place to meet customer demand. The planning role will be responsible for ensuring material availability of finished goods to meet a high level of customer service and order fulfillment. Projects will be a regular part of the work requirements of this positi...