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Production Planner

Steris Corporation
paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
United States, Missouri, Chesterfield
515 Trade Center Boulevard (Show on map)
Aug 05, 2025

Production Planner
Req ID:

50228
Job Category:

Service/Technical Services

Chesterfield, MO, US, 63005


Workplace Type:

Onsite

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary

As a Production Planner in our Chesterfield, MO location you are responsible for developing & maintaining the production schedule for the Subassembly and Machining Operations supporting the Instrument Management Service - Repair division. Specific tasks include tracking and fulfillment of customer orders (primarily for internal STERIS customers), maintaining in-process inventory levels, and stocked, finished good levels. This position will interface with Subassembly manger, Repair operations leader, purchasing, & inventory managers.



This position requires onsite work during core business hours between 6am and 4:30pm Monday through Friday.

What You'll do as a Production Planner

  • Analyze, develop, and publish daily/weekly/monthly production schedules that best meet customer requirements and inventory objectives.
  • Issue and schedule work orders to maintain manufactured component inventory via Kanban production system and other standard production practices.
  • Issue and schedule work orders to maintain stocked finished good kit inventory via Kanban production system and other standard production practices.
  • Daily support for manufacturing to resolve scheduling challenges and advise on priorities.
  • Work with Repair operations, inventory managers& manufacturing supervision to resolve scheduling issues.
  • Collaboration with Repair operations, engineering, and manufacturing to resolve customer and facility build requirements.
  • Participate in new products implementation and new process development to support New Capability development and insource of component production.
  • Develop and maintain procedures and work instructions to support production planning.
  • Performs extensive data entry and analysis.
  • Abides by Steris-IMS health, safety, & environmental requirements and quality requirements including ISO standards.
  • Supports and actively participates in company's lean philosophy of continuous improvement.

The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed


  • Required:



    • Bachelor's degree, required.
    • Minimum 2 years' experience with MRP working with computerized planning, inventory and production control systems, and/or manual Kanban systems.


    • Knowledge of Material Requirements Planning and Master Planning.
    • Demonstrated ability to work with a large amount of detailed data and maintain accuracy under time constraints in a multiple task, multiple priority environment.
    • Excellent technical/computer skills including Excel.
    • Sound business judgment and decision making.
    • Ability to work with employees at all levels of management.
    • Demonstrated analytical experience or ability.
    • Demonstrated knowledge of lean and continuous improvement.
    • Excellent interpersonal, communication, organization, problems solving, business acumen, and time management skills.



    Preferred:



    • APICS Certification.
    • Previous planning experience.
    • Strong analytical skills.
    • Experience using digital tools (i.e. Share point, Oracle, Adobe).
    • Experience creating databases and systems of record.



What STERIS Offers

We value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, wellbeing, and financial future.



Here is just a brief overview of what we offer:



  • Market Competitive pay
  • Extensive Paid Time Off and added Holidays
  • Excellent Healthcare, Dental and Vision benefits
  • Long- and Short-Term Disability coverage
  • 401(k) with a company match
  • Maternity and Paternity Leave
  • Additional add- on benefits / discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement and continuing education programs
  • Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career



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Pay range for this opportunity is $55,000 to $65,000.This position is eligible forbonus participation.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed. Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio. Click here for a complete list of benefits: STERIS Benefits

Open until position is filled.



STERIS is a leading provider of products and services that meet the needs of growth areas within Healthcare: procedures, devices, vaccines and biologics. We exist to fulfill our MISSION TO HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD. STERIS is a $3B, publicly traded (NYSE: STE) company with approximately 18,000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.


If you need assistance completing the application process, please call 1 (440) 392.7047. This contact information is for accommodation inquiries only and cannot be used to check application status.


STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.


The full affirmative action program, absent the data metrics required by * 60-741.44(k), shall be available to all employees and applicants for employment for inspection upon request. The program may be obtained at your location's HR Office during normal business hours.


Req ID:

50228
Job Category:

Service/Technical Services
Location:


Chesterfield, MO, US, 63005


Workplace Type:

Onsite

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