Production Planner

Location :  Conroe, TX

Department :  Supply Chain

Job Summary

The Production Planner is responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing short-term and mid-range production schedules to ensure optimal utilization of resources, fulfillment of customer requirements, and alignment with plant capacity. This role plays a critical function in coordinating material availability, production sequencing, and equipment loading across multiple manufacturing lines within a high-volume welded wire operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs) and production routings to ensure data integrity and planning accuracy within ERP and GSS systems.
• Generate weekly and daily production schedules based on customer orders, inventory levels, lead times, and resource availability.
• Balance production loads across machines, shifts, and plants to optimize throughput and minimize bottlenecks.
• Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, and Quality teams to confirm line readiness, manpower allocation, and adherence to delivery commitments.
• Monitor schedule adherence, analyzing deviations and implementing corrective actions to maintain service levels and on-time delivery performance.
• Issue work orders and stock replenishment requests through GSS to maintain optimal inventory turnover and prevent shortages.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing downtime, setup time, and material waste.
• Ensure compliance with Quality Management System (QMS) standards, including participation in audits, NCR reporting, and documentation control.
• Provide visibility and reporting of production KPIs (schedule attainment, capacity utilization, and lead time performance) through Excel, Power BI, or similar tools.

Qualifications

Core Competencies

Compensation and Benefits :

National Wire LLC is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.