Production Planner

The Production Planner is responsible for planning, creating, releasing, monitoring, and closing work orders to support safe, efficient, on-time manufacturing operations. This role coordinates demand, material availability, labor capacity, routing requirements, and shop-floor priorities to ensure production orders are executed according to schedule, quality standards, and customer commitments.

Key Responsibilities

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Create, review, release, and maintain production work orders in the ERP/MRP system.
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Verify work-order requirements, including bills of material, routings, drawings, specifications, quantities, due dates, and revision levels.
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Develop and maintain daily and weekly production schedules based on customer demand, inventory levels, capacity, material availability, and operational priorities.
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Sequence and prioritize work orders for the shop floor to optimize throughput, labor utilization, machine capacity, and on-time delivery.
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Monitor work-order progress from release through completion; identify delays, shortages, capacity constraints, and other risks.
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Coordinate with Purchasing, Materials, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Shipping to resolve work-order/nonconformance issues.
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Expedite material shortages and communicate expected impacts to production schedules and delivery commitments.
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Update work orders when requirements change, including quantities, due dates, routing steps, materials, or engineering revisions.
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Ensure completed work orders are accurately reported, closed in the ERP system, and reconciled against material and labor usage.
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Participate in daily production meetings and communicate clear priorities to supervisors and shop-floor personnel.
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Support continuous improvement initiatives related to scheduling, inventory accuracy, workflow, lead time, and work-order processing.
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Follow all safety, quality, environmental, and company procedures.
Required Qualifications
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High school diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Operations, Manufacturing, Business, or a related field preferred.
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Typically, 2–5 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, manufacturing coordination, materials planning, or a similar role.
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Experience in creating and managing work orders in an ERP/MRP system.
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Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, bills of material, routings, inventory control, and production scheduling.
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Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office tools.
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Ability to interpret production schedules, engineering drawings, material requirements, and work instructions.
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Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
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Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to coordinate across shop floor and office teams.
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Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Preferred Experience/Skills
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APICS Certification Preferred
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ETO Manufacturing Experience Preferred
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Infor Syteline ERP Experience Preferred