Buyer Planner - 1st shift

Buyer Planner

Shift: 1st, (7am-3:30pm)

pay: $22-$25/hr (Based on Experience)

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Buyer/Planner to join our team on 1st shift. This role is essential to ensuring customer orders are scheduled, manufactured, finished, and shipped efficiently while meeting delivery deadlines and financial goals.

• Plan, schedule, coordinate, and monitor materials and products throughout the production cycle
• Create and manage production schedules to meet delivery deadlines and maximize output
• Establish the most efficient equipment and production methods based on capacity, demand, and staffing
• Monitor work-in-process and adjust schedules based on priorities and operational capabilities
  
  Communicate schedule changes to customer service to ensure accurate customer updates
• Identify and resolve production bottlenecks proactively
• Generate and analyze production planning and capacity reports
• Liaise between production and purchasing regarding raw material requirements
• Create, submit, and manage supplier purchase orders; expedite as needed
• Maintain accurate material inventory through ERP reporting and reconciliation
• Complete physical inventory and resolve discrepancies
• Support continuous improvement initiatives

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Strong reading comprehension and ability to interpret work orders and specifications
• Mathematical proficiency (fractions, decimals, conversions)
• Time management skills with focus on meeting production schedules
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• High attention to detail and quality awareness
• Ability to analyze production and capacity planning reports