Production Planner

Production Planner

Responsible for scheduling and prioritizing customer orders and material requirements in a production manufacturing facility. Interact daily with all internal departments.

Reports To: Production Control Manager

What you'll do:

• Build and maintain production plans in Visual Manufacturing (Infor) to support on-time customer shipments.
• Analyze MRP to trigger raw material purchases and keep inventory positioned for production needs.
• Communicate priorities, constraints, and schedule changes to manufacturing team leaders and cross-functional partners.
• Partner with Inventory Control to ensure materials arrive on the floor when needed.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain to resolve delivery issues and share vendor forecasts.
• Coordinate scheduling agreements across customers, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Work with Engineering and Manufacturing to keep routings clear, accurate, and execution-ready.
• Facilitate planning conversations and help remove blockers that impact delivery performance.

Typical responsibility cadence

Daily:

• Publish and adjust schedules and priorities for manufacturing teams.
• Manage the flow of parts between departments to keep work moving.
• Coordinate material delivery timing with Inventory Control.
• Update purchase order details and release/ship dates in ERP based on supply and demand.

Weekly:

• Provide weekly shipment lists and confirm order quantities and releases.
• Attend weekly production meetings and present schedule risks/mitigation plans.
• Review ship dates with Production Control and customer-focused teams; recommend adjustments.

Monthly:

• Send updated vendor forecasts by part number and provide management forecasting summaries.
• Provide monthly shipment forecasts to Management

As needed:

• Maintain lead times and MRP parameters and support planning/problem-solving meetings.

What success looks like:

• Schedules in ERP reflect reality and are trusted by manufacturing teams.
• Material shortages are surfaced early, with clear actions and owners.
• Forecasts improve vendor performance and reduce expediting.
• On-time delivery and schedule stability trends improve over time.

What we're looking for:

• 15 years of production scheduling/planning experience in a manufacturing environment (job shop experience is a plus).
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills; comfortable working in cross-functional teams within the organization.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP concepts (Infor Visual Manufacturing experience is a plus).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office tools (Project experience helpful).
• Ability to translate data into clear priorities, recommendations, and updates for different audiences.
• APICS certification is highly beneficial but not required.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Concepts beneficial but not required.

Work environment

This role is primarily office-based within a production facility. Occasional time on the shop floor is expected. The facility may include high noise levels, moving equipment, and exposure to typical machining environments (oils/cutting fluids, dust/mist, and welding flashes).

Physical requirements

• Ability to move through the facility, including standing/walking and occasional bending/reaching.
• Ability to exert up to 10 lbs of force frequently to move objects.

The employee may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws.

Attendance is an essential job function.

Employees will operate in compliance of all recognized standards that Major Tool adheres to (such as AS9100, ISO 9000), including all supporting policies and procedures

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