Production Scheduler

Production Planner

This position is responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing production schedules to meet customer demand while optimizing manufacturing capacity, labor utilization, material availability, and delivery performance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as primary coordination point between Manufacturing, Procurement, Engineering, Quality, and Commercial teams to ensure customer commitments are achieved.
• Monitor production progress, manage schedule changes, identify capacity and material constraints, and drive actions necessary to support on time delivery, backlog reduction, and efficient plant operations.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules to support customer demand and business objectives.
• Translate customer demand, forecasts, and backlog requirements into executable production plans.
• Coordinate production schedules across all manufacturing departments to maximize throughput and on-time delivery performance.
• Monitor schedule attainment and production performance; adjust schedules as needed to address changing customer priorities, labor availability, equipment constraints, material shortages, and operational issues.
• Review backlog and customer demand on a regular basis and develop recovery plans to improve delivery performance.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Commercial teams to ensure material availability and production readiness.
• Identify capacity constraints and recommend actions to improve throughput, resource utilization, and schedule attainment.
• Release, prioritize, and maintain production orders within the ERP system.
• Monitor inventory levels, work-in-process (WIP), and finished goods inventory to support production requirements and customer commitments.
• Lead regular production planning meetings and communicate schedule priorities, constraints, and risks to key stakeholders.
• Respond to customer expedites, production disruptions, and significant schedule changes while minimizing operational impact.
• Coordinate implementation of Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) and ensure timely integration into production schedules.
• Support new product introductions, sample builds, and customer launch activities through effective planning and scheduling.
• Track and report key performance indicators including backlog, schedule attainment, on-time delivery, capacity utilization, and inventory levels.
• Continuously evaluate planning and scheduling processes and recommend improvements that enhance operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Support annual budgeting, capacity planning, workforce planning, and long-range demand planning activities as required.
• Other job activities as assigned.

Essential Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and

Experience:

• Associate Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field preferred; 3+ years of experience in production planning, scheduling, manufacturing operations, materials management, supply chain or another related field preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and production planning processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify constraints and develop practical solutions.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively across Manufacturing, Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Sales, and Customer Service functions.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
• Ability to interpret production schedules, inventory reports, forecasts, and customer demand requirements.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to make decisions and adjust priorities in response to changing customer requirements and operational conditions.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while maintaining strong collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with capacity planning,…