Production Planner

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Production Planner, Industrial Manufacturing

Sidney, Ohio (onsite)

In Sidney, Ingersoll Rand operates a mission‑critical manufacturing and service environment where every schedule drives real production outcomes—uptime is the expectation, not the goal. This high‑visibility, forward‑planning role challenges planners to anticipate constraints, protect delivery commitments, and shape shop‑floor execution. Success depends on ownership, urgency, clarity, and strong collaboration across functions.

• Creating the production schedule to establish build sequence and ensure delivery commitments are met based on customer promised delivery dates
• Work directly with Production Planners and Material Planners to determine inventory levels that support firm sales orders and the customer promised delivery dates. Proactively discuss risks to production and plan accordingly.
• Monitor levels of purchased and manufactured parts to accurately and timely meet customer promised delivery dates.
• Monitor lead time and actively control variation that can cause a negative impact to our customers and ability to achieve the monthly plan.
• Perform SAP operations such as cutting production orders, printing sales shop copies, putting units to stock, issuing parts, and closing/settling work orders.
• Work directly with Material Planners regarding needs to create a plan that ensures customer promised delivery dates are protected.
• Work directly with other areas of business to ensure customer promised delivery dates are met and/or any needs of the customer are supported.
• Lead by example through active team participation and behaviors.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and develop solutions.

• High School Diploma or GED
• 3+ years of experience in material planning, inventory management, purchasing, or related supply chain role
• 2+ years of experience scheduling production in a manufacturing environment supporting the production floor
• 1+ years of experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, JDE)

• Detail‑oriented & organized:
  Maintains high accuracy in planning data, priorities, and execution details to ensure smooth production flow.
• Ownership / self‑starter:
  Proactively manages workload, anticipates issues, and drives tasks through completion with minimal oversight.
• Communication:
  Communicates clearly and consistently across functions to align priorities, resolve issues, and keep production on track.
• Adaptability / change agility:
  Responds quickly to shifting priorities and production changes while maintaining stability in execution.
• Planning & scheduling execution:
  Builds and maintains production schedules by sequencing work orders, managing capacity, and ensuring on‑time execution to meet production and delivery targets.
• Supply continuity focus:
  Ensures material availability, inventory accuracy, and uninterrupted production through disciplined, forward‑looking planning.

• Bachelor Degree
• SAP PP module
• Purchasing, material planning, or buying background is relevant

• Based onsite from Sidney, OH

The base pay range for this role is $65,000 - $79,000 annually. The pay range considers a wide range of factors that include a candidate's skills; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and geographic location.