Manufacturing Planning Planner

Cleveland-Cliffs has an immediate need for a Planner in the Manufacturing Planning – Hot Mill Scheduling department located at our Cleveland Works facility.  The planner will be responsible for the production scheduling, timely movement and on-time flow of inventory through the Hot Strip Mill at the Cleveland, Ohio facility. This role requires strong coordination between production, quality, maintenance, and logistics. 

Summary of Responsibilities: 

• Plan production schedules to optimize customer service, maximize shipments, and meet inventory goals

• Resolve scheduling issues with operations management

• Participate and support delivery initiatives and improvements

• Work with Expeditors and Customer Service to ensure schedules are meeting customer requirements

• Participate in training activities as needed

• Available to work weekends, holidays, and evenings, as needed

• Other ad hoc duties as requested 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or Operations 

• 2+ years’ experience working in a manufacturing environment

• Exceptional Excel skills (including pivot tables, linking of data/files, diagnosis of V-lookups)

• Strong analytical and data acquisition skills

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work with different personalities across functions and organization levels

• Effective written and verbal communication skills to achieve desired results  

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 5+ years’ experience working in a manufacturing environment

• SQL programming exposure or ability to use database retrieval tools to acquire data needed in problem-solving

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The Company is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package including competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off and more.