Production Planner

This role supports a high-volume manufacturing operation by developing and managing detailed production schedules, aligning customer demand with capacity and inventory, and coordinating closely with production, purchasing, maintenance, and engineering teams. The Production Planner / Scheduler plays a key role in ensuring on-time delivery, efficient use of resources, and optimal inventory levels, while driving continuous improvement in planning and scheduling processes.

• Develop and maintain detailed daily, weekly, and 12-week production schedules for a high-volume manufacturing operation.

• Schedule production based on customer demand, available capacity, material availability, and inventory levels to ensure on-time delivery and efficient resource utilization.

• Monitor work-in-process and adjust production schedules as needed to address changes in demand, production constraints, or unexpected issues.

• Partner with Purchasing to ensure material availability aligns with production requirements and to prevent shortages or delays.

• Coordinate planned downtime, preventive maintenance activities, engineering changes, and new product launches within the production schedule.

• Lead daily scheduling meetings and clearly communicate production priorities, changes, and expectations across manufacturing teams.

• Maintain accurate bills of materials (BOMs), routings, material master data, and planning records within the ERP/MRP system.

• Help minimize excess and obsolete inventory through effective planning, scheduling, and material management.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Production, Purchasing, Engineering, and Maintenance, to resolve scheduling conflicts and improve planning processes.

• Use ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, to create, update, and analyze production plans and related data.

• Support continuous improvement efforts in production planning, inventory management, and scheduling efficiency.

• 3+ years of hands-on production planning, production control, materials planning, or manufacturing scheduling experience.

• Experience creating production schedules in a high-volume manufacturing environment.

• Strong manufacturing experience with ERP/MRP systems and complex, high-volume scheduling.

• Working knowledge of SAP, ERP, MRP, or similar planning systems.

• Strong understanding of inventory management, capacity planning, and manufacturing operations.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including strong Excel skills.

• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to lead scheduling discussions and communicate priorities effectively across cross-functional teams.

• Bachelors degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related field preferred.

• Automotive or automotive supplier manufacturing experience.

• Experience with SAP S/4
  
  HANA.

• APICS certification.

• Six Sigma certification.

• Interest in building a long-term career in production planning, materials management, or supply chain leadership.

This role operates within a manufacturing environment, working closely with production floors and cross-functional teams such as Production, Purchasing, Engineering, and Maintenance. Typical work hours are Monday through Friday, with core schedules of 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with some flexibility as needed to support production demands. The position involves regular use of ERP/MRP systems, including SAP, and Microsoft Office tools to manage schedules, inventory, and planning data.

The work environment emphasizes collaboration, high-impact decision-making, and ownership over daily, weekly, and long-range production…