Manufacturing Planner

What You'll Do

• Develop, maintain, and communicate daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules based on customer orders, forecasts, and production capacity.
• Review material requirements and coordinate with procurement to ensure raw materials and job-related equipment are available to support the production schedule.
• Coordinate with the project engineers to manage job travelers through completion, ensuring required documentation, drawings, and materials are available before production begins.
• Track production progress against schedule, identify delays or constraints, and recommend schedule adjustments to meet customer delivery commitments.
• Analyze capacity, labor, equipment availability, lead times, and inventory levels to create realistic and efficient production plans.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, procurement, and the shop manager to identify planning, material, or capacity issues.
• Maintain accurate planning data to coordinate routing information.
• Prepare production status reports, schedule updates, inventory reports, and performance metrics.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to schedule adherence, material flow, lead-time reduction, and cost control.
• Help identify risks to production schedules and develop contingency plans to minimize disruption to manufacturing operations.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment, complying with company and industry safety regulations.

What You'll Need

• Associate degree in supply chain, operations management, industrial engineering, manufacturing, business, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Experience in production planning, manufacturing scheduling, materials planning, inventory control, or a similar manufacturing operations role.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and production planning tools.
• Ability to interpret customer demand, forecasts, bills of material, routings, work orders, inventory reports, and capacity data.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision care coverage
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Life insurance
• Wellness discount and stipend for safety shoes & glasses
• 401(k) savings plan with employer match of 50% on the dollar up to 6%
• Robust referral bonuses
• Relocation assistance
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Tuition assistance
• Training programs and career advancement opportunities