Planner

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage production schedules based on demand, capacity, and material availability.
• Determine job priorities, quantities, and required completion dates.
• Direct Planner I on job creation, release timing, and execution priorities.
• Analyze capacity and material constraints to ensure achievable production plans.
• Confirm ship dates for new customer orders in coordination with Sales.
• Evaluate and respond to customer pull-in requests, determining feasibility based on capacity and lead time.
• Continuously assess part availability, including supplier lead times and inventory, when making planning decisions.
• Coordinate with Purchasing, Production, Engineering, and Quality to align planning activities.
• Process Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) including updating item revisions and modifying Bills of Material (BOMs).
• Create and maintain item master data and new BOMs.
• Manage changes impacting production schedules and material requirements.
• Collaborate with Quality on non-conforming materials and determine disposition based on production demand.
• Work cross-functionally with Production, Engineering, and Quality to resolve manufacturing issues.
• Monitor and adjust schedules to address delays, shortages, or unforeseen conditions.
• Support reporting and performance tracking such as on-time delivery and schedule adherence.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning processes and system accuracy.
• Comply with all company policies, procedures, and safety requirements.

Essential Skills

• 2–5 years of experience in purchasing or planning.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent experience.
• Experience with ERP/MRP tools.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to make independent decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of production processes, lead times, and capacity planning.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with Syteline ERP system.
• Experience with BOM management and engineering change processes.
• Experience supporting multi-product or complex manufacturing environments.

Work Environment

This is an onsite, highly collaborative team environment with business hours from Monday to Friday, 8 am–5 pm. The office features shorter cubicles that allow for easy communication and collaboration. The company offers opportunities for growth, potential for full-time employment at the end of the contract, and the possibility of ownership in the company down the road.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $29.00 – $34.00/hr. Individual compensation offered within this range will depend on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short- and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)