Master Production Planner

About the role

This role is responsible for planning, prioritizing, and balancing production schedules across the Tool shop, Production floor, and Warehouse to ensure orders move efficiently from production through shipment. You will play a critical role in labor planning, optimizing capacity, and daily decision-making that directly impacts on-time delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own Company Planning
• - Develop, Maintain, Communicate the master production schedule across all brands and departments
• - Plan ahead to balance workload, labor, and priorities based on customer demand
• - Host Sales and Operations (S & OP) Meetings to consistently update forecast
• - Maintain accurate ERP data including lead time, must start dates, safety stock, etc.
• - Ensure work is aligned to meet on-time delivery goals
• - Communicate with Customer Service, Sales, Procurement, Inventory, and Shipping teams to create a smooth order to fulfillment process

Requirements

• 7+ years’ experience in Production planning in a Manufacturing environment with a minimum of 3 years in Master Planning
• CPIM, CSCP, or equivalent certification through APICS (or similar)
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills
• Solid communication skills with a focus on proactive, cross departmental communication
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable making decisions and adjusting plans in real time
• Robust history with ERP/MRP systems – adjusting data to get the system to drive accurate work order planning timelines
• Strong comfortability with Excel and other Microsoft products
• Owns outcomes – takes responsibility for results, not just tasks
• Thinks ahead – plans proactively instead of reacting
• Strong with data – able to analyze inventory, schedules, and priorities
• Comfortable with urgency
• Communicates clearly and proactively – works effectively across teams to get things done
• Problem solver – identifies issues and takes action quickly
• Appetite for growth – wants to learn, improve, and make bigger impact over time

Qualifications

• Owns outcomes – takes responsibility for results, not just tasks
• Thinks ahead – plans proactively instead of reacting
• Strong with data – able to analyze inventory, schedules, and priorities
• Comfortable with urgency
• Communicates clearly and proactively – works effectively across teams to get things done
• Problem solver – identifies issues and takes action quickly
• Appetite for growth – wants to learn, improve, and make bigger impact over time

Skills

• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills
• Comfortable making decisions and adjusting plans in real time
• Robust history with ERP/MRP systems – adjusting data to get the system to drive accurate work order planning timelines
• Strong comfortability with Excel and other Microsoft products

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer paid short term and long term disability insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid time off and holidays
• Potential bonus opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee discounts on our products

Pay

Schedule: on-site, salary.

Physical Requirements

• Works primarily in office environment to include cubicles and/or in and around shipping/receiving docks and rotational molding environment.
• Ability to walk and stand for extended periods of time. Exposure to shop elements such as noise, dust, odors, heat and cold.