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Our Opening and Your Responsibilities Mettler-Toledo Rainin is looking for a Production Planner to join our Planning Team in our Oakland, CA facility. The Production Planner is responsible for all planning in their value chain, including the planning and release of production orders in accordance with material requirements planning recommendations, while adjusting for departmental constraints and material availability. The responsibilities are as follows:

Managing and interpreting the MRP workbench and applicable planning information to create and monitor discrete jobs for assigned product families.

Actively participate and support the production planning SQDC meetings, providing detailed updates and plan status.

Establishing and maintaining positive working relationships within assigned teams and with all departments.

Evaluating work centers for capacity optimization.

Assessing and scheduling production orders with manufacturing departmental input.

Releasing production orders to the appropriate production areas with complete material availability.

Reviewing and analyzing production orders that have missing component material.

Resolving missing components with Procurement and other internal associates.

Maintaining accurate start and completion dates on production orders.

Demonstrating an understanding of inventory management and supporting the accurate forecasting of future demand.

What You Need to Succeed

Comprehensive understanding of material and demand planning.

Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, SAP preferred.

Knowledgeable on lean manufacturing concepts and demonstrated ability to apply to the position.

Familiar with common Root Cause Analysis tools

Analytical ability to run ad hoc reports and interpret data set.

Effective communication skills, oral and written, and ability to present information effectively to a cross functional audience.

Comprehensive knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel.

Bachelor’s degree in a business or technical discipline, or minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience.

Our Offer to You

Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching – all starting on date of hire

Tuition reimbursement, educational matching gift program, perks and discounts

Parental and caregiver leave programs

All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and domestic partner benefits

Global market strength and worldwide leadership in precision instrumentation

A brand name that is identified worldwide with precision, quality, and innovation

Thousands of patents, design and innovation awards across Mettler Toledo

Global recognition for the quality of our products and services

About Mettler Toledo METTLER TOLEDO is a global leader in precision instruments and services. We are renowned for innovation and quality across laboratory, process analytics, industrial, product inspection, and retailing applications. Our sales and service network is one of the most extensive in the industry. Our products are sold in more than 140 countries, and we have a direct presence in approximately 40 countries. For more information, please visit www.mt.com. Equal Opportunity Employment We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We give consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification. You can find more details in our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy . If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here .