Production Planner

Position Title: PRODUCTION PLANNER

Position Summary: Responsible for scheduling and prioritizing customer orders and material requirements in a production manufacturing facility. Interact daily with all internal departments.

Reports To: Production Control Manager

Personnel: N/A

What you'll do:

• Build and maintain production plans in Visual Manufacturing (Infor) to support on-time customer shipments.
• Analyze MRP to trigger raw material purchases and keep inventory positioned for production needs.
• Communicate priorities, constraints, and schedule changes to manufacturing team leaders and cross-functional partners.
• Partner with Inventory Control to ensure materials arrive on the floor when needed.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain to resolve delivery issues and share vendor forecasts.
• Coordinate scheduling agreements across customers, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Work with Engineering and Manufacturing to keep routings clear, accurate, and execution-ready.
• Facilitate planning conversations and help remove blockers that impact delivery performance.

Typical responsibility cadence

Daily:

• Publish and adjust schedules and priorities for manufacturing teams.
• Manage the flow of parts between departments to keep work moving.
• Coordinate material delivery timing with Inventory Control.
• Update purchase order details and release/ship dates in ERP based on supply and demand.

Weekly:

• Provide weekly shipment lists and confirm order quantities and releases.
• Attend weekly production meetings and present schedule risks/mitigation plans.
• Review ship dates with Production Control and customer-focused teams; recommend adjustments.

Monthly:

• Send updated vendor forecasts by part number and provide management forecasting summaries.
• Provide monthly shipment forecasts to Management

As needed:

• Maintain lead times and MRP parameters and support planning/problem-solving meetings.

What success looks like:

• Schedules in ERP reflect reality and are trusted by manufacturing teams.
• Material shortages are surfaced early, with clear actions and owners.
• Forecasts improve vendor performance and reduce expediting.
• On-time delivery and schedule stability trends improve over time.

What we're looking for:

• 1-5 years of production scheduling/planning experience in a manufacturing environment (job shop experience is a plus).
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills; comfortable working in cross-functional teams within the organization.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP concepts (Infor Visual Manufacturing experience is a plus).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office tools (Project experience helpful).
• Ability to translate data into clear priorities, recommendations, and updates for different audiences.
• APICS certification is highly beneficial but not required.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Concepts beneficial but not required.

Work environment

This role is primarily office-based within a production facility. Occasional time on the shop floor is expected. The facility may include high noise levels, moving equipment, and exposure to typical machining environments (oils/cutting fluids, dust/mist, and welding flashes).

Physical requirements

• Ability to move through the facility, including standing/walking and occasional bending/reaching.
• Ability to exert up to 10 lbs of force frequently to move objects.