Onsite Production Planner: Drive Timely Manufacturing

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Production Planner, Industrial Manufacturing

Sidney, Ohio (onsite)

Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission‑critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gases, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability.

Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end‑markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more.

In Sidney, Ingersoll Rand operates a mission‑critical manufacturing and service environment where every schedule drives real production outcomes—and uptime is the expectation, not the goal. This fast‑moving, highly interconnected operation supports industrial customers who depend on precision‑built components and compressed air solutions to keep their own production lines running. The Production Planner role is built for someone who does not just manage a schedule—they think several steps ahead.

Anticipating constraints before they become disruptions, protecting delivery commitments, and actively shaping what the shop floor executes next are core behaviors of a successful planner.

• 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…