Planner III Production (Manufacturing)

Location: Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain. Onsite work in offices, production plants, warehouses, repair centers, and potentially customer facilities.

Company

John Crane, part of Smiths Group, designs, manufactures, and engineers critical flow-control solutions including mechanical seals, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive monitoring technologies.

What you will do

• Prepare manufacturing production schedules, departmental workflows, and supply plans for components and finished products.
• Coordinate production sequencing, lead times, work orders, lot sizes, inventory levels, and customer delivery requirements.
• Use MRP messages and daily planning data to monitor order execution and support committed shipping dates.
• Coordinate material supplies and subcontract operations, while developing contingency plans for deviations, capacity constraints, and delivery risks.
• Maintain communication between Customer Service and Production, provide status updates, and inform stakeholders about schedule changes.
• Analyze service-center portfolios, expedite outstanding materials, follow up on service orders, and control service-order billing.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in production planning.
• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Management and four years of experience in planning, production, and materials management, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in an MRP II environment.
• Experience with SAP management.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Fluent English in speaking, writing, and reading.
• Ability to work safely, follow EHS and environmental requirements, and use approved personal protective equipment in production areas.
• Ability to sit for extended periods, move through office, shop, warehouse, and manufacturing areas, lift up to 20 pounds and carry up to 10 pounds, and perform bending, reaching, kneeling, twisting, and gripping movements.
• Ability to manage multiple objectives and changing priorities, operate office equipment, and respond to visual and aural cues.

Nice to have

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time position within the Europe global region.
• Work environment includes offices, production plants, repair centers, warehouses, customer facilities, and meeting locations.
• Production areas may have elevated noise levels and require approved personal protective equipment.
• Inclusive, international environment based on equality, ethics, and respect for diverse perspectives and experiences.