Production Planner

Job Description

The Production Planner develops and manages rolling production plans that align with the master production schedule and customer orders in a complex manufacturing environment. This role optimizes capacity, labor, and equipment utilization while coordinating closely with supply chain, engineering, manufacturing, and commercial teams. The Production Planner monitors production progress, resolves delays, and maintains accurate planning data in ERP/MRP systems to ensure on-time delivery and efficient operations.

The Production Planner develops and manages rolling production plans that align with the master production schedule and customer orders in a complex manufacturing environment. This role optimizes capacity, labor, and equipment utilization while coordinating closely with supply chain, engineering, manufacturing, and commercial teams. The Production Planner monitors production progress, resolves delays, and maintains accurate planning data in ERP/MRP systems to ensure on-time delivery and efficient operations.

The Production Planner develops and manages rolling production plans that align with the master production schedule and customer orders in a complex manufacturing environment. This role optimizes capacity, labor, and equipment utilization while coordinating closely with supply chain, engineering, manufacturing, and commercial teams. The Production Planner monitors production progress, resolves delays, and maintains accurate planning data in ERP/MRP systems to ensure on-time delivery and efficient operations.

• Develop, manage, and continuously adjust a rolling production plan in alignment with the master production schedule and customer orders.
• Execute clear-to-build processes in collaboration with supply chain, engineering, and manufacturing teams to confirm material and resource availability.
• Establish and manage work order priorities and sequencing to maximize production efficiency and meet customer delivery requirements.
• Monitor production progress on an ongoing basis and proactively address delays, disruptions, or bottlenecks.
• Optimize production capacity, labor allocation, and equipment utilization to support efficient scheduling and throughput.
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date production planning data in ERP/MRP systems, ensuring data integrity and traceability.
• Coordinate with the commercial team to evaluate and manage expedite requests, balancing customer needs with operational constraints.
• Collaborate on New Product Introduction (NPI) projects as needed, supporting planning and scheduling for new or modified products.
• Measure key performance indicators (KPIs) related to production planning and scheduling, and take action to improve performance.
• Identify, recommend, and implement process improvement opportunities within production planning, scheduling, and related workflows.
• Support inventory management by aligning production schedules with material availability and supply chain logistics.
• Work closely with logistics teams to ensure timely movement of materials and finished goods in support of production plans.

• 3–5 years of experience in production planning or scheduling, preferably within a complex manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with ERP systems, such as Net Suite, for production planning and scheduling.
• Strong understanding of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) technology and processes.
• Experience with production planning, production scheduling, and inventory management.
• Knowledge of supply chain logistics and their impact on production schedules.
• Proficiency in MS Office, with strong skills in Excel for data analysis and reporting.
• Ability to plan and schedule production in environments such as sheet metal and switch gear manufacturing.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple priorities and maintain accurate planning data.
• Effective communication skills to collaborate with supply chain, engineering, manufacturing, and commercial teams.
• Strong problem‑solving abilities to address production disruptions and scheduling conflicts.

• Bachelor’s degree in…