Production Planner

Accentuate Staffing is recruiting a Production Planner for a manufacturing client in Lynchburg, VA. This role is responsible for demand-based planning to ensure customer requirements are met through effective scheduling, inventory management, and coordination across multiple departments. The Production Planner will play a key role in driving on-time delivery performance by aligning production capacity, materials, and resources.

• Plan and schedule assigned product lines based on production capacity and material availability.
• Issue and manage assembly work orders to support manufacturing and spare parts needs.
• Review material availability prior to releasing work orders into production.
• Adjust production schedules as needed based on material or labor constraints.
• Ensure planning parameters and production capacity support projected demand within competitive lead times.
• Assist the Assembly Manager in preparing daily and weekly build plans to achieve monthly shipment targets.
• Coordinate with Customer Service on delivery commitments, new orders, past due orders, and inquiries.
• Identify opportunities to shorten customer lead times through schedule analysis.
• Analyze demand patterns to recommend changes to capacity planning.
• Process and monitor Engineering Change Notices that impact scheduled work orders.
• Resolve demand, capacity, or lead time issues raised by Production, Sales, or Customer Service.
• Maintain Item Master Data using historical and forecasted information.
• Communicate product line schedules, changes, capacity issues, and inventory concerns across manufacturing and related departments.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or related field (or equivalent education/experience).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, or materials management.
• Expertise with ERP/MRP systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Preferred:
  Machine shop experience.