Maintenance Planner

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MAINTENANCE PLANNER
FARWELL, MICHIGAN – FARWELL PLANT

The Role:

Your work will include, but not be limited to:

• Ensure the analysis and correct submission of requirements in time to all suppliers based on the client’s requirements.
• Follow-up to suppliers, shipments, issuance of documents, arrival of material and entry of the same.
• Comply with KPI’s (Inventory Level, Excess and Obsolete, 0 Expedited Cost, etc.).
• Monitor capture, invoicing, and general movement tasks in the SAP system.         
• Ensure the arrival of maintenance materials on time to the plant, avoiding line stoppages.                                      
• Monitor the arrival of transports, including their occupancy, frequency, and others for the correct tracking of material.
• Inventory management of productive materials, ensuring that an optimal level of inventory is maintained, avoiding expedited inventories.                                                                                         
• Coordination of supplier shipments ensuring optimal supply.
• Review the accruals received against shipments from suppliers at least once a month.
• Define and monitor engineering change breakpoints and work hand in hand with the areas involved (Engineering, Sales, Quality, Manufacturing, Suppliers and Systems).           
• Work together with the Cycle Counting Supervisor to ensure the reliability of physical inventories vs. system.                                                                                     
• Supplier performance management to enforce operational requirements such as on-time shipments, shipments, ASN's, expedited, etc.                      
• Monitor capture, invoicing, and general movement tasks in the SAP/AS400 system.         
• Review the Plant/Logistics PFEP according to the required frequency and ensure that   the requested information is corrected together with the people in charge of PFEP administration.                    
• Ensure there are no exceptions in collaboration with accounts payable and finance.
• Generate QNs to suppliers according to the logistical failures that may occur in the process reported by the materials team.                                                            
• Follow-up of virtual operations in coordination with Finance, AP, and Customs.               
• Participate in the quality and environmental system according to the scope of the position.
• Participate in Kaizen savings projects to make the supply chain more efficient and better.          
• Standardize   5's in each work unit, through established programs, to guarantee a safe and healthy workplace.      

Advantages of working at Lear in the Foam group:

• Lear Farwell is the Global Foam Headquarter for Lear and houses the laboratory, mixing equipment and chemists onsite.
• The Lear Foam group operates in many areas of the world and offers vast experience opportunities to employees.

Your Qualifications:

• Associates Degree in a related field or five years’ experience in a maintenance and supervisory experience in a foam manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Polyurethane foam processing.
• Working knowledge of budgets and financial statements.
• Background with manufacturing methods, process improvement programs and procedures required.
• Quality Management System Overview ISO14001/TS16949.
• Right-to-Know/Hazardous Communication.
• Lock Out/Tag Out Affected/Authorized as appropriate.
• TDI Hazards.

Bonus If You Have:

• Reactive molding experience with polyurethane
• Tooling Experience
• Experience working with dynamic groups
• Experience in the Automotive Industry
• Experience in handling SAP MM, SD & PP modules.

Note: The responsibilities and tasks outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the company.

Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workplace.

Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.