Production Planner Scheduler Supervisor

Overview

Skyline Products is a leading manufacturer of innovative electronic signage solutions for the transportation and fuel retailing industries. With over 50 years of proven success and a commitment to engineering excellence, we’re looking for driven, collaborative professionals to help us shape the future of intelligent signage. Be part of a team that values quality, innovation, and long-term customer partnerships, all within a company that’s built to last.

The Production Planner/Scheduler III is a senior-level role responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing detailed production schedules to ensure efficient manufacturing operations. This role coordinates cross-functionally with procurement, operations, logistics, and quality to meet customer delivery requirements, minimize inventory, and optimize resource utilization. The Planner/Scheduler III plays a strategic role in capacity planning, material requirements planning (MRP), and continuous process improvement.

• Develop and manage mid- to long-term master production schedules based on sales forecasts, customer orders, and inventory targets.
• Translate demand into production work orders, ensuring availability of materials and labor.
• Collaborate with procurement and inventory teams to ensure material availability for production. Identify material supply issues and communicate with management potential schedule impacts and develop recovery strategies.
• Optimize production workflows by leveling workloads across work centers and resolving capacity constraints.
• Monitor production performance daily, identifying delays or bottlenecks.
• Analyze and Maintain schedules using ERP/MRP system.
• Ensure on-time delivery of customer orders while maintaining optimal inventory levels.
• Lead scheduling meetings with cross-functional teams to align priorities and address conflicts.
• Implement best practices and continuous improvement initiatives in scheduling and planning processes.
• Create reports and dashboards on key KPIs (e.g., schedule adherence, capacity utilization).
• Support new product introductions by integrating requirements into production plans.
• Train and mentor junior planners or schedulers.

• 5+ years of experience in production planning/scheduling in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, M2M).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes, lead times, and capacity planning.

• Experience with Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies.
• Familiarity with demand planning tools and forecasting techniques.
• Advanced Excel or data analytics experience (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).

• Office and manufacturing floor environments.
• May require occasional travel to supplier or customer sites.

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental and Vision)
• 401k with company match
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary and AD&D) Paid Time Off
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Training and Development

Compensation: $70,000 - $90,000

Skyline Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer; all decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.