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Position Summary Owns production planning and scheduling for assigned production areas. Balances customer demand, material availability, capacity, and inventory requirements to develop executable schedules that support on-time delivery, consistent production flow, and efficient use of resources. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Review demand, supply, inventory, and ERP/MRP planning exceptions; validate action messages and take appropriate action to advance, increase, postpone, or cancel orders. Confirm material readiness for scheduled production and coordinate with purchasing and warehouse teams to resolve shortages before order release. Convert planned orders into production orders, schedule and release orders, maintain accurate quantities, dates, and statuses, and coordinate timely order closure with production. Develop, maintain, and communicate executable production schedules by line. Sequence orders based on customer due dates, business priorities, material readiness, and capacity; coordinate major priority changes with management. Monitor daily production output and work-in-process against the schedule, including through daily Gemba walks. Identify late orders, production deviations, and operational constraints; coordinate recovery actions and update schedules accordingly. Collaborate with Customer Service and sales to confirm lead times for large orders, coordinate expedite requests and communicate recovery dates for delayed orders. Coordinate expedites and approved priority changes with production and shipping. Escalate shortages, capacity gaps, quality holds, and delivery risks with clear impacts, recovery options, and revised completion dates. Participate in operations meetings to review DIFOT performance, reason codes for missed deliveries, root causes, corrective actions, and inventory and safety stock levels. Maintain ERP planning parameters, including lead times, lot sizes, and safety stocks. Review bills of material (BOMs) and routings for planning accuracy and coordinate corrections with engineering and other responsible functions. Perform rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP) across the planning horizon. Compare required production hours with available labor, machine, and tooling capacity; identify gaps and recommend schedule adjustments, overtime, or additional staffing. Support new product introductions, engineering changes and phase-in or phase-out activities. Prepare and analyze reports on schedule adherence, past-due production orders, and capacity utilization Work with production and shipping to support delivery in full and on time (DIFOT). Investigate recurring schedule misses, shortages, inventory discrepancies, and planning data issues; support root-cause analysis, corrective actions, standard work, and continuous improvement. Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
High school diploma or GED. At least three years of production planning or scheduling experience in manufacturing, with demonstrated hands-on ownership of production schedules. Experience using ERP/MRP systems to analyze demand, supply, inventory, planned orders, production orders, and planning exceptions. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, lookup formulas, and analysis of ERP data exports. Working knowledge of capacity planning, inventory control, BOMs, routings, lead times, production orders, and planning parameters. Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and prioritization skills, with close attention to detail. Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate across functions, manage competing priorities, adapt to change, and meet commitments.
Preferred Qualifications
Associate or bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field. Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience. APICS/ASCM CPIM, CSCP, or equivalent certification.
