Production Planner

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About the role

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life We are looking for a Production Planner that combines analytical thinking, organization, problem-solving, communication and proactive leadership to ensure the right product is made at the right time with the right resources.                     Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. • Plans, prepares, issues, and controls production schedules and directs material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of raw and approved finished goods materials timed to meet production requirements. • Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, inventory levels, and potential production or material supply disruptions to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are provided on-time and at an optimal cost. • Schedules equipment and personnel, confirms material supply and demands, prepares work orders or purchase requests for the production or purchase of components or parts based on a master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements. • Coordinates interdepartmental activity with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, traffic, demand planning, etc.; schedules and expedites the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers, and requests for shipping orders. Required Knowledge and Experience:  Requires practical knowledge and demonstrated competence within job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience. Nice to have: • Master Production Scheduling and Control • Material Requirements Planning • Work Order Planning and Release • Raw Material and Finished Goods Flow Management • Inventory Level Monitoring and Optimization • Work-in-Progress Tracking • Production Capacity and Shop Load Planning • Equipment and Personnel Scheduling • Purchase Request and Component Planning • Supplier and Material Availability Coordination • Cross-Functional Collaboration with QA, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Engineering, Inventory Control, Traffic, and Demand Planning • Expedite Management and Material Movement Coordination • Stock Transfers and Shipping Order Processing • Risk Identification and Disruption Management • KPI Reporting and Production Status Communication • Data Analysis and Problem Solving • Process Improvement and Operational Efficiency • Strong Organization, Prioritization, and Time Management • Attention to Detail and Documentation Accuracy • Fully Bilingual- Spanish/English • Computer Knowledge For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required. Physical Job Requirements The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.  The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representat

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