Our company culture is built upon YKK’s philosophy called the CYCLE OF GOODNESS™.  We believe that providing value and being fair to our customers and our employees is what makes us a successful company in return.  Guided by our core values and fundamental behaviors, we strive to foster a caring company, committed employees and challenging work that benefits our employees, customers, and communities. We offer competitive compensation packages, training and advancement opportunities. YKK AP America provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package designed to provide the security they need to enjoy life at home and at work.  By providing a high level of benefit coverage at a reasonable cost to the employee, we hope to foster a long and productive employment relationship.

Summary:

The purpose of this position is to coordinate and plan production based on labor capacity availability, developing production schedules and labor requirements while working with Extrusion leadership in order to produce goods in a timely manner by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:   

Plan and schedule daily workflow for each press according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times.

Analyzes production capacity in order to determine manpower requirements.

Confer with department manager or supervisor to determine status of daily schedules.

Expedite operations that delay schedules and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.

Prepare reports and data for presentation at the daily Extrusion Manager Meeting and the production planning meeting.

Prepare daily schedules based on optimum capacity.

Plans production schedules around critical work centers in order to meet lead times based on order sequences.

Education/Experience:

Must have a high school diploma or GED.

Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Must have at least 1-3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment; preferably in a production scheduling or planning role.

Preferred: Associates or Technical Degree.

No certifications or licenses required.

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Travel Requirements:

The travel required for this position is less than 5%.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.  Proper lifting techniques required.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk for extended periods of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while

performing the essential functions of this job. An individual may be required to wear appropriate safety protective

equipment at the proper times and in the proper environments as outlined by safety program rules. The noise level

in the work environment is usually loud. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed

to work near moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-

weather), fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outdoor weather conditions and vibration.