Production Planner

A Production Planner at Doble-Megger is responsible for developing, coordinating, and executing production schedules that support efficient manufacturing operations while ensuring customer requirements are met on time and in full. This role serves as a critical link between customer demand, material availability, production capacity, and operational execution.

The Production Planner collaborates closely with Manufacturing, Procurement, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Engineering, Quality, and Warehouse teams to create realistic production plans that optimize resources, improve operational performance, reduce inventory risk, and support business objectives. This position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, effective communication, and the ability to respond quickly to changing business conditions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

This role is located at Doble-Megger's Accident, Maryland facility and reports to the Sr. Project Manager, Operations.

• Develop, maintain, and manage daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules based on customer demand, forecasts, inventory levels, and manufacturing capacity.
• Translate customer orders and sales forecasts into executable production plans.
• Prioritize manufacturing activities to meet delivery commitments and operational objectives.
• Monitor schedule execution and make adjustments as necessary due to changes in demand, equipment downtime, staffing levels, material shortages, or other constraints.
• Coordinate production priorities with operations leadership and manufacturing teams.
• Ensure schedules are achievable while maximizing equipment utilization and workforce productivity.
• Review production orders for accuracy and timely release to manufacturing.

• Monitor material availability and collaborate with Procurement to ensure timely delivery of raw materials, components, and packaging materials.
• Identify material shortages and proactively implement corrective actions to minimize production disruptions.
• Analyze inventory levels to balance customer service requirements with inventory carrying costs.
• Recommend inventory strategies to reduce excess inventory, obsolescence, and stockouts.
• Support inventory accuracy initiatives through cycle counts, inventory audits, and system reconciliations.
• Partner with warehouse and logistics teams to improve material flow and inventory management processes.
• Review and maintain planning parameters, including safety stock levels, reorder points, and lead times.

• Evaluate manufacturing capacity, labor availability, machine utilization, and production constraints.
• Develop production plans that maximize available resources while meeting customer requirements.
• Identify bottlenecks and capacity constraints and recommend corrective actions.
• Balance workloads across production lines, work centers, and shifts.
• Work with Operations and Engineering teams to improve throughput and increase production efficiency.
• Support long-range capacity planning and resource forecasting activities.

• Analyze sales forecasts, historical demand trends, and customer requirements to support production planning activities.
• Assist in demand planning and forecast accuracy improvement initiatives.
• Monitor changes in customer demand and assess impacts on production schedules and inventory requirements.
• Collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, and Supply Chain teams to address demand fluctuations and customer priorities.

• Serve as a key liaison between Operations, Procurement, Customer Service, Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain functions.
• Participate in Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), production review, and inventory planning meetings.
• Communicate production priorities, schedule changes, material shortages, and potential risks to stakeholders.
• Support new product introductions, engineering change requests, and product transitions through effective planning.
• Coordinate recovery plans during supply chain disruptions or production interruptions.

• Monitor and report key operational performance metrics and planning KPIs.
• Analyze production performance data and identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Develop reports and dashboards to support operational decision-making.
• Investigate root causes of schedule variances and…