Planner

Be yourself at Protolabs
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification.  We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse team that feels they are valued in the workplace.  So do you feel you do not meet every single requirement but still intrigued? We encourage you to still apply!  You can help make our company even better.  We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, mental or physical ability, or any way you represent yourself.  We strongly believe diversity makes for more successful teams.
Why Protolabs?
We are the leaders in digital manufacturing.  We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit.  Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds.  We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do.  It’s our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home.

The Planner is responsible for creating and maintaining a production schedule in a multi-plant facility by working closely with management to manage capacity in all work centers.
Duties and Responsibilities:
·       Schedule orders in multiple plants to insure dates are correct and capacity is available.
·       Maintain lead times and communicate any issues jeopardizing company’s value proposition.
·       Manage all aspects of the production schedule to ensure all customer orders are expedited correctly to insure they are completed on time.
·       Check inventory levels and communicate with Purchasing any issues or concerns.
·       Work with Engineering to define and create work centers to help manage production.
·       Work closely with Customer Service to manage all orders as they relate to scheduling.
·       Work with the development team to improve and streamline the scheduling process.
·       Make on-going improvements and recommendations to improve efficiencies and productivity of the plants.
Assist the Supply Chain department on inventory control issues.
·       Effectively communicate with others within the company.
Adhere to all quality and safety standards within the department.
Maintain clean and organized work area with emphasis on safety, quality, efficiency, and utilization.
Continually seek to improve work processes and individual performance.
Adhere to all company policies and operational procedures.
Cut purchase orders for outside services
Wrap/package parts for outside services
Procure quotes for various departments
Vet and Secure new vendors for finishing/ outsourcing
Receiving for Finishing
Scan and file certs for Finishing
·       Perform other related duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications: Minimal qualifications required in order to be considered for entry into the job
Education and Experience:
·       Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Industrial Technology, Engineering or equivalent experience in a manufacturing, technical or business environment
·       8 years of related scheduling experience or 3-5 years of planning experience utilizing an ERP system
·       Excellent verbal and written communication skills
·       Experienced with MS Office products
Preferred Qualifications:
APICS Certification
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
·       Knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, procedures, within Supply Chain
·       Detail oriented to be able to do full RFQ’s with multiple materials and suppliers
·       Strong communication skills both written and verbal

Proto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all of our United States based facilities.  Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status.  Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role.
Proto Labs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Physical Demands:
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse, telephone and printer; reach with hands, and arms, talk, see and hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Work Environment:
Indoors (A/C); nonsmoking; the majority of this job function is performed in an office setting requiring normal safety precautions. However, there may be job duties that require the employee to spend time in the manufacturing areas exposed to machinery and noise; eye protection occasionally required. Occasionally works in outside weather conditions. Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.